Monthly Archives: November 2013

first flakes – November 5

11.5 first snow flakes dingle down like visitors from another planet   the walk home is soft with expectation and reverie   liminal time. ——————

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her smile broke me open – November 4

11.4 her smile broke me open the very first time   sitting on the back porch when I drove up   and lighting up the whole sun in my sky.   years in the doing asking, loving, making   I … Continue reading

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squirrels’ nests – November 3

11.3 the squirrels’ nests dangle high above now visible in the denuded limb crooks, pine needles, leaves, twig snips made, they will sway and cling through winter’s roughest blasts standing the tests of wind and fury, cold and time.   … Continue reading

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all saints – November 1

11.1 brass boxes, ashes and names, surround the altar where we gather to recall into our midst those who surround us   or is it they who gather us into their circles of presence when we stop running as if … Continue reading

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all saints eve – October 31

10.31 all saints eve when the veil is thin and long leggedy beasties and ghoulies and ghosties   make their last call before the saints flood in.   so where are the zombies now, as if we have lost our … Continue reading

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