Category: Life's Lessons
Holiday Madness
November 21st, 2007I hear so many people
Complaining
This time of year
Holidays are coming so fast
Gifts must be purchased
Food must be bought and prepared
Travel plans must be made
It's stressful
It's exhausting
We dread this
Fast-paced
Not a moment t… more »
Last Blue Note
September 24th, 2007By focusing on my Austin Blues
I set myself up to lose
Perspective on my circumstance
And therefore give up every chance
Of seeing beauty in this place
How can I when I won't embrace
Change, the new, another page
In my life - instead I rage
A… more »
My Mother's Quilt
September 18th, 2007Lazy afternoon
Lying on my parents' bed
Examining their quilt
For the umpteenth time
My mother patiently explaining
Each patch that she sewed
By hand
Knotting the corners
Old party dresses she wore
Ties she made for my father
Playsuits for… more »
Night Magic
August 15th, 2007Wisps of clouds
Linger
On my dancing shoes
As I make my way home
To a soft bed
Led by the light of fireflies
I dream of a boy
Opening his sleepy eyes
And smiling
At a shadow play upon his wall
The bear and the boy and I dance
Upon the… more »
Black White Grey
July 25th, 2007Black is
Pain, Fear
Darkness
Blindness
And yet it allows us to see the stars
White is
Light, Clear
Dazzling
Brightness
And yet it blinds us with its brilliance
Grey is
Neither dark nor light
Dawn, dusk
Twilight
Confusion
And yet… more »
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