Archives for: January 2007
Lisa
01/31/07
01/31/07
Touching Clouds
Craggy
Where I touched my first cloud
Standing in a meadow of
Wild flowers and long yellow grasses
At the very top of my climb
I was there to pick blueberries
With my grandmother and my brother
I was taking a break
From the searing heat
It s… more »
Lisa
01/30/07
01/30/07
Palimpsest
Hoof tracks
Dancing deeply
Leaping, forming figure eights
Leaving a boundless impression
A pair of work boots passes over them
Striding straight, steady, unhurried
Cigarette butt pause
With a view of the lake
Then long paces continue
Crossing
S… more »
Golden sun
Shining on
A horizon of green
Time passes
Metamorphosis
The globe broadens
A silver moon
New bloom
Delicately perched
Wind blows
Moon flows
Across the sky
In a splash
Newborn stars more »
Lisa
01/28/07
01/28/07
The Wind Plays On
The wind begins its next set
on the forest stage
and the trees begin a slow sway
to the first chords
Underbellies of leaves exposed
as the wind leads the dancers
into the song’s chorus
A swirl of brown limbs and green attire
as the music… more »
Lisa
01/27/07
01/27/07
Original Production
Rise
for a standing ovation
to the original set designer
who staged real beauty
and drama
without wind machines
and colored lights
combined to create
an approximation
a reproduction
of effects used
in the original production
the longe… more »
New shoes
Squeaking, squawking
As I'm walking
My own entrance music
Announcing a clown
'Cause who takes talking shoes
Seriously?
Not the impression
I was going for
But what can be done?
Shoes can't be oiled
Like rusty hinges
Then I sp… more »
Lisa
01/26/07
01/26/07
Footprints in the Concrete
I was in the midst of creating dinner when the telephone rang. I grabbed the receiver, balanced it on my shoulder with pressure from my tilted head. The mixing bowl positioned between my body and the counter. Stirring furiously. Twenty more minutes and h… more »
no longer a piece of driftwood
knocked about
lost
in the river's rushing
a boat with sails
choosing the winds
and direction
of my next adventure
the ocean, perhaps more »
Lisa
01/25/07
01/25/07
The Middle Path
Hannah is addicted to self-help: the books, the groups, the therapy. What will she do when faced with the ultimate self-help book that may actually change her life?
Find out in my short story, The Middle Path.
"What?" I asked looking up from the bo… more »
Lisa
01/24/07
01/24/07
Storm Clouds
Electricity
Charged air
Visual trick
The illusion
of contact
Moving past one another
Separated by
Strata
Powerful, bold
Flirtatious
Wondering if they’ll ever meet
Teasing
Brushing
Rushing
on the currents
Racing across the sky
and they tou… more »
I’d like to think that some things are objectively beautiful, that everyone would agree that a waterfall, a sunset, a butterfly, an infant’s smile are unquestionably beautiful.
But I know that that isn’t true, because Beauty is completely subjective.… more »
I took a break
from my work
to walk down to the lake
and admire the view
but there was a man
in a business suit
with a cell phone in his hand
blocking that view
And I wondered if he even saw
the beauty
and I wished that he’d find anothe… more »
Lisa
01/22/07
01/22/07
Lost the Rhythm
Sometimes I get lost
In the struggles of the day
And I stumble
And I fall
Because I’ve lost the rhythm
Of my life
I can’t hear the music
I’m too busy
With minor dischords
So I trudge
And I crawl
When it’s unnecessary
It’s a choice… more »
Lisa
01/22/07
01/22/07
Brian's ABCs Movie
An educational introduction to the alphabet, created for my brother Brian. Think it's low budget? This project was no budget! Even the video camera was duct taped.
I've broken the movie into smaller sections, so it won't take as long to download, an… more »
Lisa
01/21/07
01/21/07
Earth Cozy
Earth cozy
Sleeping soundly, restfully
In a blanket of fog
Moon looks on high above
Smiling
From a crisp, clear sky
Sun, patient parent,
Gently tugs
At the fog blanket
Earth rolls over
In a misty dream
For ten more minutes of sleep… more »
I know I've complained about the weather a lot in previous days, but being homebound gave Ronak and myself the opportunity to work on two blogs (Austin Blues and The Buzz) and complete a Don't Drink Bees website redesign - which I hope to unveil sometime… more »
I consider myself a "recovering perfectionist."
I've struggled with this problem for many years. And although I am able to acknowledge that I have a problem, I still experience relapses.
It's sad to look back and see that I lost a perfectly good… more »
Lisa
01/18/07
01/18/07
Zen Stories
I wrote these stories while I was taking both Cosmologies and Psychology of Religion at Warren Wilson College.
Some are updates of Buddhist stories I read, but most are of my own creation.
Zen Stories more »
Lisa
01/17/07
01/17/07
Father's Gifts
I had the idea of this story in mind for over a year before I actually wrote it out: a father gives his child what appears to be extremely odd birthday gifts, but each gift contains a deeper meaning and a wish.
The day I was born, my father gave me a… more »
Lisa
01/16/07
01/16/07
Two Mushrooms
Two mushrooms
Snuggled together in the grass
The taller protecting the other
from hard rains
The smaller shielding the other
from tickling blades of poking grass
Together
sharing the moderate rains
and the moderate tickling more »
Lisa
01/16/07
01/16/07
Giants Bounding
Giants bounding
noisily
through fallen leaves
casting the shadow
of a small squirrel more »
Lisa
01/15/07
01/15/07
Wisteria Rain
Dipping my toes
in puddles
of purple and white
quickly becoming a river
of blossoms
flowing with the wind
forming rapids
over brick walkways
I wade in
Petal drops land
on my head, hands, arms
until I am saturated
in color
I cup my ha… more »
Lisa
01/14/07
01/14/07
Fabric Meditations
Rayon
Oh, Rayon!
You hung beautifully on that rack
Tempting me with your gentle drape
I fell in love at first sight
And never thought to check the tag
Then I wore you
And you wrinkled, wrinkled
Wrinkled
And I washed you
And you never look… more »
Lisa
01/14/07
01/14/07
Grandmother Mountains
Grandmother Mountains
I grew up
in the Catskills
old and rounded
Grandmother mountains
Surrounding me in her love
Cradeling me in her arms
I felt safe
Whenever I was lost or unsure
I had only to look
in any direction
and she was there
stand… more »
Faceless,
Can I call you friend
Mailing text across the lines
Voiceless,
Can you hear my pain
Sense the nuances in my words
Are we personas
Going through the motions
When no one can see
Past text on the screen
Is anything real in cyberspace
A… more »
This is a quick instructional movie I put together. I demonstrate how to make the origami boat that my friend, Kyoko, showed me back in the third grade.
How to Make an Origami Boat (8.9 mb) more »
Lisa
01/11/07
01/11/07
Dandruff Problem?
Do you have a noticeable dandruff problem?
Are you embarrassed every time a gust of wind blows
and frees your dandruff to fall like yellow snow?
Well, we have something that can help.
It's a shampoo especially formulated for seasonal dandruff.… more »
Lisa
01/10/07
01/10/07
tiny footprints
tiny
footprints
root
tiptoes
snow
pirouettes
ballet
in the morning sun
following
a heavy storm
tree
dance
(An answer to the question: where does the snow on the branches go and what are those holes in the snow around the tree? ) more »
Lisa
01/09/07
01/09/07
Tabula Rasa
This morning I looked out
and saw
My past mistakes had been
erased
The old world I had known was gone
and there
Before me was a new one
white and pure
A clean, new sheet on which
I was
To record my future life upon
I saw
It was waiting for me… more »
Lisa
01/08/07
01/08/07
Dragonflight
tiny idler
in the grass
startled by
my brisk step
lifting off
living bi-plane
wings illuminated
sparkling
as he climbs
with the morning sun
I pause
to watch
his ascent
to cruising altitude
amazed all over again
by the mystery
of fli… more »
Lisa
01/07/07
01/07/07
Moths and Flames
Moths and Flames
When you shine brilliantly
I am drawn to you
My wings blaze
And I fall as Icarus
The feathers melting away
And I am naked
In your spotlight
Falling
But I can finally see
In that glow
That I am beautiful
And I own true w… more »
Lisa
01/06/07
01/06/07
A Day of Possibilities
It is a beautiful day
A day of possibilities
I am the child who was born knowing the truth
I am the grownup who remembers it
And knows it again
I am a bird soaring across the sky
Once lost in a hurricane
Misled by the flock
Now enjoying my ow… more »
Lisa
01/05/07
01/05/07
Wind and Dandelion
Wind and Dandelion
Wind, can I fly?
Said a bud to the sky
In time, wind replied
Be patient and quiet
You need strength to grow
Wind, I’m ready to fly
Said the yellow dandelion
Look, your stem is still low
You need more time to grow… more »
When I was a little girl
I wanted to show everyone
I was finally
A big girl
So I walked beside
Daddy
His legs were longer than
My little, short legs
But I kept up with him to show
I was a big girl
It was hard
And I got tired
But I made sure… more »
Lisa
01/03/07
01/03/07
Don't Drink Bees Movie
The movie inspired by the poem inspired by the joke. I don't just tell you what not to do in life, I show you.
Please don't ever follow my example! Unless you want the guy at the photo lab to ask you what you do for a living. ;-)
Don't Drink Bees… more »
Lisa
01/03/07
01/03/07
Don't Drink Bees Poem
The poem inspired by the joke:
Don't Drink Bees
Please, oh please
Don’t drink bees
They’ll tickle your throat
And make you wheeze
And after that
Perhaps a sneeze
Wheeze & sneeze, wheeze & sneeze
Please, oh please
Don’t drink those b… more »
Lisa
01/03/07
01/03/07
Don't Drink Bees Logo
At the time I chose the name for the website, I worked with an incredibly creative and talented woman named Sara Bost. I asked her to design a logo for the site, and she came up with several amazing designs. I finally settled on this one:
You can… more »
Lisa
01/03/07
01/03/07
About Don't Drink Bees
The name "Don't Drink Bees" comes from a joke between my nephew Nathaniel and myself.
One day, I was finishing off a glass of water. Nathaniel placed one of his favorite toys, a bee, in my empty glass. I said, "No, we shouldn't drink bees! They'll tic… more »
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