sunday morning haiku
softness of an infant’s head
the scent of amber
a Mariachi band plays!
Swimming by Skablins on Grooveshark I went out to Nectar to see some live music and do some celebrating with a friend last night and saw this band, the Skablins. So much fun! Later, we were in the outdoor area and the rain was falling so earnestly but was also somehow soft and fragrant. I…
Living inside the braided folds just for today.Tangled roots whisper; I can’t hear what they say. Memories are a splinter in the eye.Promises broken become calcified naïveté. Black Swan, slippery like Mercury—haunting.(A life lived well is not a parley.) Water ceasing to hydrate what is crumbling.Silt becomes an urn for ashes someday. Days are shorter…
Today’s word, shiver, comes from the book chasers of the light by Tyler Knott Greggson. It’s a lovely book of poetry that my daughter got me. Filled with the tender ache of love and other bits and pieces of a life well-lived, I adore it and open it for inspiration often. Reading the description online…
We sat at the beach, chatting and watching a little boy play with his ball. The next time we looked over, he was crying. His ball had drifted out too far for anyone to reach it. I told my friend, “I can’t look. It just makes me sad.” He responded by saying, “Just think, some…
as you wish Three words to show honor care respect and love. as you wish Three words that say I love you. I see you. I hear you. I release you. as you wish Three words that convey that love is about honoring what is most true for another soul and trusting that the answer…
I walked quietly through the gate and happened upon a mourning dove Alas, I scared her away She, wild creature waited warily but patiently until it was safe to return I, keeping my distance, wanting her to know I meant no harm and return she did!