Monthly Archives: March 2017

ambition, the apple – March 28

Posted on March 30, 2017 by landl30

3.28.2017 ambition, the apple, that says I can do it all be it all, say yes again and again   that kills, draws down, enervates.   it used to be the way forward. say yes to it all.   now … Continue reading →

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at the pond – March 26

Posted on March 29, 2017 by landl30

3.26.2017 mother mallard stands upon the muskrat house one foot balanced and firm   father floats nearby quacking to warn us off if we walk too near.   see honey, I fought ‘em off. told ‘em what’s what. I’m your … Continue reading →

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mid-lent – March 24

Posted on March 25, 2017 by landl30

3.24.2017 mid-lent, when ice starts melting water flows and my heart begins to open to movings other than my own.   mid-lent, mid life, mid storm mid desert places of peace begin to emerge out of places I wasn’t looking. … Continue reading →

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looking up, looking down – March 21

Posted on March 21, 2017 by landl30

3.21.2017 on our walks she sees eagles and I see muskrats   each of us innately looking up looking down   between us hoping that we might scan the world. ============

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an empty hole – March 16

Posted on March 18, 2017 by landl30

3.16.2017 an empty hole stands sits, what do holes do, where I thought we’d built something.   you only get the time that you are there.   it’s okay. ——————

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little muscles – March 17

Posted on March 18, 2017 by landl30

3.17.2017 little muscles in the center of the shoulder, neck, back.   awareness in the mountain, cat cow, and crocodile felt noble.   now we breath deeply and reach for the tylenol. ————–

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a sky so bright – March 14

Posted on March 16, 2017 by landl30

3.14.2017 a sky so bright that my eyes hurt glinting off the new snow   trees hang at odd angles, blown sidedown from the drifts.   we turn and grin at the fun of simply breathing. ======================

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I think this is the year – March 12

Posted on March 15, 2017 by landl30

3.12.2107 I think this is the year I’ll die, she said sitting in the padded rocker, with a cup of decaf in her hand.   really, we said, this year. yes, I have no idea why I’m still around I’m … Continue reading →

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a visit with Mike – March 11

Posted on March 13, 2017 by landl30

3.11.2017 out for the day with the prodigal son, damaged by birth, by life, by all the bad chances and changes that can harm   and yet, he smiles and we try, because God made him   and somewhere in … Continue reading →

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presence – March 9

Posted on March 11, 2017 by landl30

3.9.2017 You were present today ahead, behind, beneath my entire day   though I was blind mostly not seeing nor aware except in fleeting glances   that You were here in every step. ————-

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