I The sun streams through the window baking my skin slowly creating its first heat since you touched me for the last time.
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Sunny Day Poetry
Posted in Death/Loss/Grief, Poetry, Relationships on April 20, 2015 | 1 Comment »
He had your laugh
Posted in Connection, Moon/moonlight, Music, Relationships on March 15, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
Within a few words, I placed the accent, the telltale rhythm and cadence of a homeland no longer my home.
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.
Shattering
Posted in Acceptance, Dreams, Relationships on December 7, 2014 | 4 Comments »
It is not enough to sweep up broken glass. Tiny shards, no matter how carefully I search for them, elude my broom. A second sweep, with a moist towel or sponge, that’s the step many people omit.