For Kathy In the otherworldly sheen of the poorly placed light my oldest friend’s cheeks and forehead gleamed golden, her pink-fringed gray locks shone in that single wizened color.
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Summer’s Release
Posted in Friendship, Poetry, Seasons on June 20, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
On the eve of a summer solstice the superior court judge heeded the death knell that silenced and shrouded our home and signed our decree
Time Travel
Posted in Camp, Finery, Friendship, Grandparents, Natural World, Photos, Reminiscences on February 8, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
I store my memories externally, in photos, belongings purchased during special times, gifts, books I once read or taught from, poems, and sometimes journals. One year I journaled on pages that I first painted, the colors and uneven texture of thickly painted paper eliciting words and phrases that had not emerged on crisp white sheets. […]
What Comes Next
Posted in Emotions/Inner World, Friendship, Healing, Love, Music on January 27, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s tears came unexpectedly – as expected – while Nanci Griffith sang about love tried and failed, tried again. “Once stilled by love he was bound to roll on by.” It gets me every time.
Tucked Between the Pages
Posted in Friendship, Poetry, Reminiscences on September 19, 2014 | 1 Comment »
-For those who dwell within Tucked between the pages was a birthday card from Mort, who apparently missed my party in 1998 but was thoughtful enough to give me a book of poetry celebrating grandparenthood. Taller than me, older than me, more experienced in the world than me, Mort was kind enough to let me […]