This young woman, Lize Bard, writes a haiku a day and pairs it with a picture she painted or photographed. It’s one of my new delights to wake up to each morning. Go there; read more.
you let me tumble ~ into the depths of your mind ~ where such passion hides
© Lize Bard @ https://wandererhaiku.wordpress.com/
I went in a cave today. Those of you who know me are sitting there in either dismay or disbelief. I know. Me too. I am not a caver. In fact, caves pretty much embody all the things I hate most: cold, dark, wet, and muddy and feeling trapped. And ticks, which weren’t actually in…
Mark Strand is a Pulitzer Prize winning, former U.S. Poet Laureate. It’s well-deserved acclaim. I just purchased his Collected Poems. It is as good as hoped for. A massive book showcasing what the publishers call his “canonical” works. It includes my favorite: “Keeping Things Whole” by Mark Strand Each moment is a place you've…
Today I've spent hours going through old photos and scanning some and just staring misty-eyed at others. It's a good way to spend an afternoon, if a bit melancholy at times. I have boxes of packages of developed pictures. Remember we used to have to send them off to Kodak in Atlanta and wait forever?…
I have been taking meditation classes, and learning about cherishing (blessing) others over self. So it's quite fun that my daily note from the Universe said: The subtle secret to possessing all you want: blessing all you have. Haiku. Haiku very much. Haiku. The Universe And for a Bonus: Oh, it's hard to stop. From…
We lost Katy two weekends ago. That sort of sounds like she wandered off to play with second graders on the playground at the local Catholic school, again. Or ran over to the middle school to beg (and receive) meat from the cafeteria ladies, yet again. We used to "lose" her quite a bit when…
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