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Monthly Archives: September 2013
old cat – September 16
9.16 old cat struggles up the stair, then plays with her cloth and paper mice. bat, bam, pat. she whacks them just within reach of her kitty paws spread out on her grey fluffy back at ease e’en … Continue reading
two hundred thou – September 15
9.15 we do maintenance on the old car, bicycle, body. At two hundred thou everything needs a checkover and every system shows its age. lube those parts that didn’t used to crink. they do now and so … Continue reading
dabbings of yellow – September 14
9.14 dabbings of yellow, an occasional red, a forty degree drop overnight, the trees and temps are turning like lemmings to the sea. early leaf drops scatter the ground, the air sniffs crisper, the sky a little grayer, the … Continue reading
maturity – September 13
9.13 my eyes are aging, the slow falling apart disturbing when the answer is you can’t fix it. accepting the disintegration is an affront I am not ready to let go or give in to. they say that … Continue reading
pond walk – September 10
9.10 elongated feather neck stretching skyward, wonderfully prehistoric amidst grasses burst tall on shore and pond. drought has lifted their length above the receding waters flinging new green swaths across the tepid waters. rowings of ducks line out, mother to … Continue reading
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Tagged animal knowledge, beauty, creation, egrets, nature, peacefulness, perspective, ponds, waterfowl
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tan legged woman – September 9
9.9 tan legged woman works the garden while I ride the mower in a yard and home we have created together. with boys out it is now the two of us. as it was in the beginning is now and … Continue reading
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Tagged appreciation, building, empty nest, gardens, home, love, mate, Mower, partners, Prayer, thankfulness
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blank pages #1 – September 8
9.8 a blank page to face after a long long long day, the mind doesn’t always know what to do or to play, but the fingers reach then to the tops of the keys, and words spring themselves loose as … Continue reading
tell me a story daddy – September 7
9.7 the childhood books speak to my inner heart and the child inside saying tell-me-a story-daddy still a wonder at voices that can turn the night moment into something warm and precious and caring to surround me with … Continue reading
racoons – September 5
9.5 the racoon shakes the bird feeder until it falls to the ground the homeowner rails and grumbles and takes it down the birds miss their seed all gone and done and God watches as we humans … Continue reading
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