Monthly Archives: December 2013

I fled my joys – December 19

Posted on December 20, 2013 by landl30

12.19 I fled my joys down through the years they haunted my long days.   Lest they not be the best I thought, the noble planting ways.   Until my misery grew so hard I could no longer flee.   … Continue reading →

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feathered brutes – December 18

Posted on December 19, 2013 by landl30

12.18 large black ovoids move in step through the snow pack, wild turkey feathered brutes spreading out as in a hunt.   Franklin’s noble bird in charge of their own lives, primal, ancient, direct inhabitants of territories we think of … Continue reading →

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familiarity – December 17

Posted on December 18, 2013 by landl30

12.17 a face across the table comfortable, warm, heart giving.   hands holding utensils fragile, strong, familiar.   how we gather together the pieces of ourselves over time   only to find them already found   in another. ———————-

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little goat boy – December 15

Posted on December 16, 2013 by landl30

12.15 a little goat boy sits on the toy cabin porch that I built when a child was on the way   and we counted down the days and times pasting wallpaper, circling round clocks,   until the water broke … Continue reading →

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christmas envelopes – December 14

Posted on December 15, 2013 by landl30

12.14 writing names on christmas envelopes, faces, families emerging to affect my choice of card.   not all the same, the couple, the baby, indian wise men from afar, telling of hopes and fears, friends past and now.   to … Continue reading →

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houses of the holy – December 13

Posted on December 15, 2013 by landl30

12.13 New England church, snow falling outside clear glass, simple white openness strung with greens. Words and music.   Low mystery building, altar, candles, deep and sensate, incense, dark wood, glass aged in prayer. Heart.   The triune sender speaks … Continue reading →

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Death of A Salesman – December 11

Posted on December 12, 2013 by landl30

1211 Willy had him no idea nor either so did Biff. Until life forced the one to find. And one to fall beneath the cliff. ——————-  

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baby Jesus manger scene – December 10

Posted on December 11, 2013 by landl30

12.10 crisp and clear, I shovel a path to the baby Jesus manger scene in our front yard.   snow topping high upon the plastic brows. wiseman, wiseman, joseph, mary, wiseman, baby Jesus waits yet to come and make his … Continue reading →

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friends come by – December 9

Posted on December 10, 2013 by landl30

12.9 friends come by and we talk. about bodies and tests and pains.   big words go unspoken, like cancer and chance and statistical odds.   we play cards instead and eat and joke like everyday people.   because life … Continue reading →

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road to the hospital – December 8

Posted on December 9, 2013 by landl30

12.8 the road to the hospital is a lonely one when the subject is yourself.   you need to do tests, you need to go there right now thank you.   so you let out the dog and make sure … Continue reading →

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