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little drops
five down from the top of our steps last week the sweet yellow buds peeked out closed in the evening and morning hours but by mid-day and through the afternoon full and open and like little drops of...
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sometimes it’s easy
after dinner they head outside while i wash dishes, pack leftovers wipe table and chairs vacuum soon i follow eager to join them soccer ball flying a pup weaving in and out they humor me my kicks weak...
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nothing of consequence
the remaining leaves hang surely the lushness of summer passed but glory still as they cultivate presence in the wind beneath a sky heavy with clouds and they maintain lightness the birch leaves...
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Who Knew
Plans are cancelled and new ones made as the white sky releases heavy flakes from its mouth falling faster and heavier than those who told us what’s coming really knew. Layers are donned hats,...
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In the Pause
There is a pause in the rain, in the dark and the birds sing beginning again. The light grows slowly shifting into today the birds begin in celebration in the rain’s pause, in this day’s Pause. Right...
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I Am Inspired
There are my children, two who color my world and who carve, alongside me, a life I didn’t know possible. There are the birds feeding on black sunflower seeds and the birches outside my window and...
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On Spring
there is snow, just a dusting there is wind and cold bundled, we head out pup in tow and we walk, talk and are quiet. four days later there are crocuses dotting the hill a glimpse of yellow white...
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Will You Answer?
It’s late afternoon as I type this and the sun streams through the window and there’s tea with lemon, with sugar. There’s my Polaroid camera and books and pens and sticks and things. I like things....
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While It Rains
The basil she planted rests in a pot, her plant her keeping and next to the basil is the armchair and my son, curled up and reading. The rain falls outside the window just beyond the basil, just...
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I Said Yes
They asked for biscuits and I said yes the flour, the butter, lots of butter, the egg, the milk, the salt, the sugar, the baking powder the mess on the counter some spilling to the floor. There’s no...
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I think a lot about the heart these days. Not the physical heart which pumpsblood but the energetic heart which holds love. The heart which opens (orcloses) to life. The heart which struggles to...
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it starts with a cup of coffee and ends with a glass of wine. it’s filled with a hug or two, multiple kisses, (so) many words, countless thoughts ideas dreams. there is sunshine and heat and...
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all the time in the world You think you have all the time in the world, that there's no hurry. You think there's time for washing dishes and cleaning under the sink before the plumber arrives. You...
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a science lesson Science 101, diffusion: the movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration, equalizing the pressure. In other words, letting go. The...
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The week is not quite a blur, but close. It’s full with yoga classes and the start of a freelance writing project. I do not clean the bathrooms except to wipe the sinks. I manage to get the laundry...
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A few mornings this week, I wake up feeling endy, which isn’t bad or good, just is, and I scribble the word into my notebook with repetition. Endy makes me think of the expression “at loose ends” and...
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Lately, there have been days calling only for a sweater and days calling for coat and hat and gloves. Back and forth we go, back and forth. I’d like to say I’m Zen about it, that I’m unfazed by the...
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