Monthly Archives: January 2015

paper thin – January 19

Posted on January 20, 2015 by landl30

1.19.2015 paper skin, paper thoughts, paper feelings. thin. ———————-

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1.17.2015 faith takes us to places we didn’t expect and leaves us open to more than we hoped. saying goodbye will only be a step on the road to meeting again. ————- when our bodies fail it … Continue reading →

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fuzzy thoughts – January 16

Posted on January 17, 2015 by landl30

1.16 Fuzzy thoughts are what comes when the drugs kick in. Or maybe we’re just getting older. ———–

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my turn – January 15

Posted on January 16, 2015 by landl30

1.15.2015 let’s go around the circle, what do you love. the dog, my friends, a light schedule walking in the rain, my day off. Lindsay, I said. —————–

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BIshop Heather Cook, 2014 – January 13

Posted on January 14, 2015 by landl30

1.13.2015 it’s not my fault it’s not my fault the bishop asserts it’s not his fault but whose is it then. not mine say those who elected not mine say the agendas that selected not mine say the … Continue reading →

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soul mated – January 12

Posted on January 13, 2015 by landl30

1.12.2015 what lies beyond hitting the marks vocation found, living earned, a home built, family raised, soul mated we strive so long and then what what comes next not after the end next but within, here, now next … Continue reading →

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anniversary forty-five – January 10

Posted on January 10, 2015 by landl30

1.10.2015 hands laid upon, pre-monish the preacher said advise in advance before the things go dread. be a voice ahead so that people get it right, I gaze now in my own life lest I miss the light. … Continue reading →

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electric candle – January 6

Posted on January 7, 2015 by landl30

1.6.2015 electric candle in the bedroom window filament of childhood warmth against all darkness and grievings. I place one in my window now and remember the small boy who could not express how afraid and alone he … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged aloneness, childhood, comfort, darkness, epiphany, grieving, hope, light, pain, remembrance, soul | Leave a comment

marking against the dark – January 5

Posted on January 6, 2015 by landl30

1.5.2015 friends come over and stay the talk goes on and on and on and on amidst quiet gaps we stare into the Christmas tree lights like flame flickering in the campfire where stories are told and we … Continue reading →

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minnesota girl – January 4

Posted on January 5, 2015 by landl30

1.4.2015 red jacket flashing against snow the dog’s breath visible in the minus weather my minnesota girl out for a stroll. ——————

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