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New Growth
Altocumulus
leaves - yellow green
blue jay gives call
starlings take wing
bare branches give way
to new growth of spring
heart swells hopeful
as hammock swings
and I anticipate
May -
Maternal Ramblings
It's Friday. I have Saturday, Sunday and Monday morning left. It has crept up slowly, and yet passed in the blink of an eye. How. How do I ensure he knows I love him before he goes ( Read more... ) -
Stormy thoughts
Kitchen is stocked. Laundry is done. Tomorrow all loose objects will be stored. Batteries are purchased (even some I have no need for), lanterns located. Candles will be gathered tomorrow. Jugs of water will be filled to keep plumbing plumb. A nest will be made of the living room couch, where I will sleep in hopes of surviving any falling ( Read more... ) -
Suitcases
It's begun. Bags of new clothes being washed, folded and packed away. Drawers being picked through. Soon the closet will be organized. Soon the room which once warranted a "parental advisory" will be neat and clean and void of overflowing waste baskets and objects without a proper place ( Read more... ) -
The Power of X
is infinite
divine
warm
perfect
it can be soft and gentle
or possessive and intense
it can hold me fast
or leave me aching
generate heat
or greatly comfort
a simple thing
an X
pure
meaningful
love's signature -
Echo epiphany
It's only when you see me, that I'm certain I am here -
Dwindling Sundays
It's August 21, 10:30 a.m.. The house is quiet except for the sounds of hungry birds vying for the best position at the feeders on the back deck and the hum of window air conditioners removing humidity from the cabin walls. The door to his room is open, but my son still sleeps ( Read more... )
