how can we but admire your pure joy? the gleeful abandon of diving into snowbanks only to burrow up and sneeze, powder white hat atop your head, fervor unmatched for the next winter storm. your eternal curiosity kept you adventuring, turning your head to see our slow feet always just steps behind as you boundContinue reading “In Memoriam: Cedar’s Song”
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Autumn Hue
At the hilltop, I breathed in rich fall evergreens, felt short curls tickle my face and my arms stretch to encompass the peace of this place. “And in that moment, I swear we were infinite,” gliding over the clouds, melting into azure skies with wind billowing beneath us, buoying our souls as we rose aboveContinue reading “Autumn Hue”
Journeying
for the love of adventure, I’ll cross these prairie lands of waving grass and sun-speckled hollows, the pastures hidden beyond winding county roads and no-named hillsides, sleeping under yesterday’s roof and weaving tomorrow from scratch Oh my goodness, it’s been a few weeks since I’ve written a poem on WordPress! I’ve missed that. This semesterContinue reading “Journeying”
August Reading List
I didn’t read as much as I’d liked in August, but I did read three books that I enjoyed, so that’s a win in my book. I’ve been a big Darynda Jones fan since around 2011 or 2012 when her first couple books came out. Those were in the Charley Davidson series, a paranormal romanceContinue reading “August Reading List”
Golden Heart
There is a crack, a crack in everything That’s how the light gets in, There is a sun that will be seen, Somber rays will glisten again, A golden heart make break apart And leave you in its wake, But the river’s wise, will calm your eyes, And cradle you, for hope’s sake This week’sContinue reading “Golden Heart”
Maui Fires
the orange blaze stole our tears and bled our hearts leap into the Pacific as the banyan tree groans on Front Street the moans of hurricane winds history in flames Kanaloa, hear our call the world cries for Lahaina On Tuesday evening, I sent my husband, who was away at work, a message: I’d justContinue reading “Maui Fires”
Distractibility
boldly billowing grim clouds coil and laze around others swirl in dance I’ve written on here before about my difficulty with focus. Toward the end of my chemo infusions and immediately afterward, I couldn’t get my brain to attend to any one idea or situation for more than 5 minutes or so. It would bounceContinue reading “Distractibility”
Fishy Adventures
The horse trampled his water dish leaving beads of shimmering gems where shimmied the rainbow fish slithering through tall iris stems, making his way uphill: his wish to see his favored ocean chums he caught a ride on a floating dlish covered with sweet apple pie crumbs it flung him with a great swish acrossContinue reading “Fishy Adventures”
July Reading List
My July opened with a family camping trip and ended with a countryside trip to celebrate a dear friend’s upcoming wedding. It was a month that included many ups and downs and (unfortunately) not nearly enough writing, but it involved a decent amount of reading. Here’s a look at what I read this month: IContinue reading “July Reading List”
Cumulus humilus
fog drifts over distant ridges like the earth’s smooth exhalations turning foamy cirrus into stubborn nimbus the tug of rain eases life’s pain I’ve mentioned previously on WordPress how much the sky interests me, from watching storms roll in to gazing at the star-filled night– and I’ve shared more cloud-centric poetry. The fact that peopleContinue reading “Cumulus humilus”
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