Poetry
What Happiness Knows
The sound of the music Not just the lyrics The birds On noisy streets The beautiful air Above the tall buildings Blue skies Beyond the clouds Above the rain The goodness In all beings All things The perfection In own self Happiness knows this Happiness feels this Happiness shares this Happiness is this Joe Fox,…
Read MoreOur Thoughts
Sharing a poem that began with some random thoughts on my terrace five years ago, that I revisited recently after a missed opportunity, the day a friend died who I thought to call the day before, but did not. Our Thoughts Thoughts pour into our mind, Nonstop, constantly flowing Ideas of goodness Best intentions Caring…
Read MoreOur Beauty
Sharing a poem that came to me sitting on my terrace, having dinner. Alone in my thoughts and admiring the beauty on the empty beach, a feeling came over me, that all of the beauty we see, is even more wonderful, because it is there for all of us. Our Beauty I see the moon…
Read More“Always will be”
On a cruise ship, somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean, I came up from downstairs and Marcella was sleeping. I woke her up for a moment that we spoke only a few words. I told her that the ship was rocking and the waters were rough, but she said that she knew that. I told her…
Read MoreOur Life
On the beach, at water’s edge The ocean is calm Soft waves A few cargo ships miles away Darkness but for the Moon Shining her light on the water below Look up, stars fill the sky A shooting star just now And our sister planets Mars just to the left of the Moon To my…
Read MoreOur Garden
In 2012 I brought “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” seminars to the NYPD. My team and I taught monthly two days sessions, until I retired in 2018. Recently a friend sent me a screenshot of an NYPD notification which went to all commands, naming the 25 people who would attend an upcoming session.…
Read MorePerfectly Imperfect
In May, 2020, going through so much uncertainty well Into the shut down of the pandemic, I had just found my new favorite place, “My Bench,” Jamaica Bay. I was walking through the trails sending messages describing the beauty to a woman I worked with in the NYPD, a friend, who was suffering badly from…
Read MoreOur Moment
Hundreds of years ago A woman stood on this beach Present, in her moment She lived her life, as I live mine now She felt the pain, the dread The worries, the uncertainty And sometimes anger And she knew a sense of wonder The joy, the happiness She knew gratitude Connection and love. Hundreds of…
Read MoreBe the Light
In November of 2016, after spending a day with a number of interactions with people who were suffering emotional pain, I jotted down a few thoughts. I saved those thoughts in my calendar and kept moving them until I felt the urge to write about them. In February, 2019 I wrote the poem below based…
Read MoreFor the Very First Time
My dearest Joseph My little boy I have loved you forever Always will I have always known you Forever will But I just met you For the first time Your little heart beats Your eyes roam, searching So much you’ll see So much more you’ll feel But I just met you For the first time…
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