Transformation No hurries—no worries. I can sit to meditate on the sun— or the rain. Rain that cleanses And smells like spring— or summer. I walk miles alone. Crowded only by thoughts. Or I can hide with multitudes It is all the same— this feeling of now. I swim in the ocean Or a lake […]
Blake fell back and the wall became red with spaghetti and sauce. It took a few seconds for Elaine to realize that her husband’s implanted defibrillator had gone off—not once—twice. Elaine fell back and the wall became permeated with frustration and fear. It took her a few days to realize that her beyond cuckoo meter […]
Coleslaw “Why did you pick me to mix with carrot shreds?” asks the hand cut cabbage. “The sun warmed me and my roots had water before you came.” The red and black radishes cry the same, “Why were we uprooted, before we bloomed? Our future seeds yearn to spread and grow.” The cook ignores the […]
There are many old friends in this segment. A few have passed from this earth and others have taken another path. I miss them all. We had good times. However, today, I continue to enjoy this place with Blake. A few days later, on Thanksgiving morning, bright sunshine bounced off our bedroom mirror and hit […]
Cuckoo Bird on a Wire Precariously clings to a thread of hope and longing waiting for something to happen that changes the way things are or will be Soon.