Tag Archives: appreciation

a blessed day – August 26

Posted on August 27, 2015 by landl30

8.26.2015 mowing the lawn adding seed to the bird feeder oiling a hinge everyday everyday walks through normality the stuff of life straight forward the gist of giving and receiving just because. ————————-

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friends having fun – July 25

Posted on July 29, 2015 by landl30

7.25.2015 friends having fun playing parts, displaying their wares, talents, carings the joy is mine —————–

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Gertrude – July 14

Posted on July 16, 2015 by landl30

7.14.2015 you’d be a hundred today she’d be a hundred today in 1915 the US legislature turned down women’s vote but Orson Welles was born Thomas Merton was born Billie Holiday was born and you. … Continue reading →

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my children write poems – June 21

Posted on June 22, 2015 by landl30

6.21.2015 Father’s Day 2015 my children write poems about me, put parts of me into their plays, move next door, make dinner, call on the phone, ask for advice. it all brings a choke to my throat. of love. … Continue reading →

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he’s washing the dishes – June 20

Posted on June 21, 2015 by landl30

he’s washing the dishes. a man shouldn’t do that. it’s embarrassing. the other kid’s dad’s don’t. it’s women’s work. I hide my head. I stand at the sink now years later and see my mother’s hands raw, cracked, hurting. … Continue reading →

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sons around the table – June 17

Posted on June 19, 2015 by landl30

6.17.2015 sons around the table, having a beer on the back deck, staking out steaks around the grill, chatting up dad as if it were every day. if only it were. ——————-

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spring crickets – June 14

Posted on June 15, 2015 by landl30

6.14.2015 spring crickets chirrup as mid brisk breeze eases in tired eyes and arms welcome the caresses —————

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rain in the night – June 12

Posted on June 13, 2015 by landl30

6.12 rain in the night brings a smile snug in our beds windows askew doggie hiding in the tile bathroom the steady rising and slowing patter flows like good wishes down the roof slant washing away the sins … Continue reading →

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small tangible pleasures – May 22

Posted on May 23, 2015 by landl30

5.22.2015 slice eggplant and quarter ditto sweet onion, then bask in the aromas minute decisions garlic, shitake mushroom, salt, pepper, olive oil whatever else feels like it might work in nicely small tangible pleasures on the … Continue reading →

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awakenings – May 9

Posted on May 11, 2015 by landl30

5.9.2015 the walls shake us awake 4.5 in the night while the lava pool rises at Kilauea crater. Pele is shrugging her shoulders. —————

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