Tag Archives: stories

watching faces remember – January 28

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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telling stories – September 17

9.17.2015 telling stories gives perspective   on what you thought you were doing when you did it   what you see now that there’s distance   and a moment to say thank you   for it all. ——————

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two funerals – June 5

6.5.2015 two funerals four families age being no barrier to lives passing on   we gather in church telling stories from Jesus and stories from lifetimes that mean that we care   we gather and notice we gather and mark … Continue reading

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a front page heart – February 2

2.2.2015 picture in the paper front page success overnight and years in the committing   beloved one putting herself out there for the sake of her cares   on behalf of the rest of us who listen and appreciate her … Continue reading

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marking against the dark – January 5

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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friends stories – October 7

10.7.2014 friends, stories. gathered to share in each other’s sphere.   lives facing. ends, turns, moments with calm.   children who’ve died. lives gone, partners missed. parents.   time ordered by hopes lived, toughed through, upheld   by friends stories … Continue reading

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windows rise up – November 24

11.24 windows rise up and glow amidst the trees   magic lanterns of other’s life stories.   perhaps they will drift away on the wind   and I will stand here with the skeletons   of dark trees and quiet … Continue reading

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