Angie from Between the Lines called my attention to Poetry Thursday.Today is the last Thursday they will be posting poems, but if you write one today you can still link it to their site. The line they suggested to build into your poem is “an open window”. Here’s my poem:
Through an open window
I breathed [...]
The image you see here is the last page of a palm leaf book collage I just finished. I found the instructions for assembling the book on a web site by Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord. Her instructions are simple and thorough, since they’re geared toward children.
Although I’m not an artist, I love creating things, so [...]
Motherhood is a state of mind, not requiring months of gestation in the womb to exist. Ask any parent of an adopted child about the bond between child and mother or father.
Dog and cat owners also experience the ties of motherhood. They grieve over the loss of their beloved pet, and fuss over their baby’s [...]
Song of Summer
Listening in my backyard.
This morning around 8:30 I took the recycling out to the bin in the backyard, and stopped to listen to the cicadas. Was it my imagination, or did they sound louder than usual? Did they sense my presence and increase their chatter? The humming seemed to grow and subside in [...]
Today I went to a bank located in Buckhead, a tony neighborhood in Atlanta. Across the street was Phipp’s Plaza, a mall that houses Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor’s. I drove into an underground parking garage and entered a lobby shining with chrome, mirrors, and walnut inlays. The ceiling vaulted to a height [...]
After yoga class yesterday my friend Susan and I were chatting, when the instructor came over to where we were standing. I happened to mention I was recovering from a major depression. “Yoga cures depression,” the instructor said.
“Well, I really needed to go on medication. I was like a fried egg needing to [...]
I haven’t written a new post in a few days because I’ve been working on a new blog dedicated to yoga. If you’re interested in yoga or the mind-body connection, you might like my new blog.
Here’s the link to the site, which only has two posts to date:
http://yogadreams.wordpress.com/about/
John Edwards - Fighting for One America - Veterans & Iraq
I like what John Edwards has to say. Let’s hope he means it!
I’m not a politcally active person, but when I hear rumblings of a military draft in the news, I get scared. Thanks to a member of the World Dreams Peace Bridge, the latest [...]
My sons have gone back to school. Quiet reigns. The cicadas hum on the trees, the dogs sleep on the couch, and I’m both sad and happy at the same time. I’m glad to have some time to think and work, but I also miss the boys.
The following is the kind of scenario they’d present [...]
Swimming in a chlorinated pool where I can see the bottom is how I like my laps. To be sure, the chemicals eat away at my hair, teeth, skin, and bathing suit, but at least I know what I’m dealing with under the water’s surface.
This summer I swam in a marble quarry filled with spring [...]
