Life

Lessons of the Past

She looks back at what has transpired these past few months, then years, then decades; a bunch of miscalculations.   She ponders for a moment, taking in the sea breeze, the scent of her husbands pillow, the sweet little hand that caresses her face in…

July 8, 2015
Nature

If Only We had Known

Advantage of Foresight Things would be so different now if only there was something or someone out there that would have told us this would happen.  If only we had known this was our future, we would have prevented this.   The planet is in…

July 3, 2015
Life Nature

All Mornings Led to This One

In response to the Daily Post Golden Hour I am tired, I cannot come up with anything poetic to say today, so here’s a little about me, my life and why I am a morning person. Growing up on a farm I had a…

June 25, 2015
Life

Down the Rabbit Hole

As a little girl she never saw the man in the moon, it was always a rabbit.  As much as she tried to see the man, she could not…until her perception was changed, by life, words; losing her focus. She felt herself sliding backwards…

June 19, 2015
Family Life Love

The Peonies

Son: Where are you going Dad? Dad: I am going to go see your mom? Son: Do you think she will know you today? Dad: I don’t know, she bit me yesterday. Son: I’ll go with you today if you like, are you ready…

June 17, 2015
Family Life

More Pressing Things…

She wants to write, to sit down and let the feelings and words flow, but there are more pressing things…  She needs to put pen to paper, let the ink spill out; soaking the page with pensive thoughtfulness, but there are more pressing things… …

June 10, 2015
Nature

Nature is Brutal

Someone said to me, “nature and animals are so brutal”.  Yes, nature is brutal, we have all seen it in one form or another, the lion taking down the zebra, the crocodile getting the water buffalo; scarcity of food causing a tigress to reject…

June 5, 2015
Life

Lost Time

I have lost a lot of time, yes, me, not “she” this time.  I do believe that “she” is who helps me get a lot of old and new unresolved, revealing, musings out of my system.  Today, however, I am me because, while “she”…

June 2, 2015
Life Nature

On a Clear Day

The forbidden island shows itself.  It is with wonder she stands and sees, the deep eroded valleys, the coastal plain, a perfect rain cloud hovering above.   She marvels at the amount of angry destruction over the years to build such a place.  The spewing…

June 1, 2015
Life

It is all smoke and mirrors

In response to “A Mystery wrapped in an Enigma” She knows how to play the game but only pretends to play it, appearing as what the world expects while being true to herself.   Some would call that a lie, a facade, a false presentation;…

May 28, 2015
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