Tag Archives: nature
Remembering the Green Smells
Green is everywhere. Light breaks through rifts in the clouds then shimmers away again. The air is pleasant with dampness and brisk with a fresh chill. It feels as though the air is carpeted with memories. Sweet flowers begin to … Continue reading
Spring Excitement
This Spring, I am excited about: the weather being warmer sun-kissed skin nights of stars and thunderstorms moments of hope stories of joy and sadness brilliant sunrises on Easter morning children’s laughter celebrating milestones discovering new places wandering into new … Continue reading
You Cannot Push the River
When I try to push the river, the water merely slips through my fingers. It does not matter how I cup my hands or move my body, the river does not push. But. I remember a time when I was … Continue reading
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What Do You See?
Eye Contact is not a constant. I have found that it changes through ages, cultures, sexes, curiosity, familiarity, and gumption. The amount of time that a pair of individuals will keep a connection between themselves by looking each other in … Continue reading
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Hearing Summer
Summer song birds announcing the morning Old hymns sung by old friends A fan gently clacking as it spins in the heat Ice clinking in a glass dripping with condensation Cicadas buzzing in the trees The splitting of a wonderfully … Continue reading
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