Tag Archives: gratitude

the floor creaks – July 16

Posted on July 17, 2018 by landl30

7.16.2018 the floor creaks when he moves on it, yoga windshield-wipers turning knees to right, arms to left.   houses, bodies, all reveal the stressed turnings that time steals.   he should notice, his friends say, the tread that is … Continue reading →

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adorable – July 26

Posted on August 2, 2017 by landl30

7.26.2017 [adorable] she swings her leg upward like a pendulum of love standing with one leg propped on the counter all unawares of how adorable she looks. such a good deal that I get to call her mine. ————-

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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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blubbering beavers – January 28

Posted on January 29, 2017 by landl30

1.28.2017 blubbering beavers feel the words feel the quiver even before   tons of feelings from somewhere deep mostly of gratitude and sometimes of fear   that life is so beautiful and yet what if not.   grace is a … Continue reading →

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grateful – November 30

Posted on December 1, 2016 by landl30

11.30.2016 grateful at day’s end,   appreciative of opportunities to be kind to be helpful to reach out to a friend,   grateful for a life that’s given me chance after chance   to get it right when my first … Continue reading →

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empty choir stalls – September 19

Posted on September 18, 2016 by landl30

9.19.2016 empty choir stalls with gothic scrolls where young boys in starched white collars and black buttoned cassocks gave their voices up to God and found their ways in the world.   miss bicknell would keep me in check barely … Continue reading →

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birthday seventy-three – February 6

Posted on February 8, 2016 by landl30

2.6.2016 phone calls from children frame the day   voices of family friends more   smiles emerge gently and flex the soul   being remembered recalled, reconnected   the real gifts of the day. ——————————

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watching faces remember – January 28

Posted on January 29, 2016 by landl30

1.18.2016 [watching faces remember] watching faces remember   youth and heroes and yearnings   a tweak at the corner of a mouth sharpening of an eye, the grin   something fresh and clean of ideals still held after, especially after … Continue reading →

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at some point – July 3

Posted on July 6, 2015 by landl30

7.3.2015 at some point you realize   that you have fought many fights   survived many struggles   and are surprised at how well   life has turned out   except for the friends who after   a lifetime have … Continue reading →

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angel of compassion – April 1

Posted on April 2, 2015 by landl30

4.1.2015 the night when the chills come, I wrap deep into my blanket wool cap on my head, toesies in socks, sniffles and sneezes tearing at muscles   and the angel of mercy and generosity brings to me a cup … Continue reading →

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