Tag Archives: presence

grace – February 28

Posted on February 29, 2016 by landl30

2.28.2016 driving in the car I said God help me and the bluetooth rang and it was you incarnate. embodied. flesh of new flesh. gift. I’m always surprised at how you show up. ———————–

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waiting for my lover – February 25

Posted on February 26, 2016 by landl30

2.25.2016 waiting for my lover, anxious, agitated needy until she arrives present, warm, generous. how could I have been so blessed to find and be found. ————–

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little things – December 19

Posted on December 21, 2015 by landl30

12.19.2015 little things little faces and cries of small villages in small places small time backwaters where the hand of the One seems to arrive while we are looking the other way. ———————-

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revisiting – December 16

Posted on December 17, 2015 by landl30

12.16.2017 giddiness at getting to do things that amuse childhood revisited but with understanding not just ‘rosebud.’ ——————-

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out for the evening – December 3

Posted on December 4, 2015 by landl30

12.3.2015 she is out for the evening the house hollow. furnace hum clock tick keep me company. when I quiet, her presence surrounds. ————–

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morning window – October 18

Posted on October 19, 2015 by landl30

10.18.2015 mists ghost across the morning field like a whisper birds at the tube alternate their flitting in and away softly softly they say to my anxiety we are a window to a calmer world. —————–

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animal nature – October 4

Posted on October 6, 2015 by landl30

[10.4.2015 ] the dog lunges without warning the leash tearing at its holder. they are always animals. —————-

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epitaph for a black life – October 1

Posted on October 3, 2015 by landl30

10.1.2015 raw power liquid recall words flow through a brain fixed upon its subject. rodney king come home. —————–

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9.24.2015 purple crocheted pullover cap crowns the now balded head, the smile and persona fully there. old friend across a room, daughters on either side, reminiscing about kids and hopes and possibilities while the stark option lies out … Continue reading →

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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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