31 October 2011
28 October 2011
27 October 2011
after the rain
I lie on the bench in the park in full afternoon sun, feel the heat on my skin, the light shines through my closed eyelids. A lazy, languid breeze stirs my hair.
Suddenly, a cricket warbles.
I laugh.
I know how he feels.
Suddenly, a cricket warbles.
I laugh.
I know how he feels.
26 October 2011
25 October 2011
survival over trust
I gently call to the orange tabby across the street, but it just looks at me with terrified eyes. Disappearing down a drain pipe with a whispering swish of its tail, my heart breaks for the life it must have known.
24 October 2011
spider chrysanthemum
first thing I see this morning is the centre-piece of my flower arrangement in a heap of pale purple petals on the grey fleece table cover.
23 October 2011
22 October 2011
changes in the fabric of things...
polka-dot sheets draped over the furniture
how I wish I was a kid
and could just play in the fort
without worrying if they'd be dry before bedtime
how I wish I was a kid
and could just play in the fort
without worrying if they'd be dry before bedtime
21 October 2011
20 October 2011
my favourite shop
the tiny shop floor crammed with buckets
a perfumed maze of green and petals
the owner has taught me: rosas, clavel, estrellita, gladiolo
I have yet to learn: gerbera, baby's breath, iris, lily
and so many others that I've never seen before
I pick my bouquet
one stem at a time
always over-estimating the size of my vase
a perfumed maze of green and petals
the owner has taught me: rosas, clavel, estrellita, gladiolo
I have yet to learn: gerbera, baby's breath, iris, lily
and so many others that I've never seen before
I pick my bouquet
one stem at a time
always over-estimating the size of my vase
19 October 2011
anger and pride
burn my fingertips
until they can't touch the keys
to write the words
that would sooth their aching flesh
until they can't touch the keys
to write the words
that would sooth their aching flesh
18 October 2011
17 October 2011
16 October 2011
up
up
up the stairs
to the single room that rests on the others
like an afterthought of excess building material
back and forth
back and forth
out the window
a flock of pidgeons
wings flashing white and soaring gray
an interweaving ballet melts across the blue
each ugly-city-bird transforming
to glorious-sky-dancer
up
up the stairs
to the single room that rests on the others
like an afterthought of excess building material
back and forth
back and forth
out the window
a flock of pidgeons
wings flashing white and soaring gray
an interweaving ballet melts across the blue
each ugly-city-bird transforming
to glorious-sky-dancer
15 October 2011
14 October 2011
newly paved road
winding up the mountainside
still under construction
all this used to be forest
so thick you couldn't see more than 20ft on either side
now the foliage has been ripped away
exposing the twisted remains
of already simple houses
38 people disappeared in the earthquake
yet they stay and rebuild
74 eyes and hands fewer
because they have nowhere else to go
but where in this world
would the ground not shift
beneath their feet?
winding up the mountainside
still under construction
all this used to be forest
so thick you couldn't see more than 20ft on either side
now the foliage has been ripped away
exposing the twisted remains
of already simple houses
38 people disappeared in the earthquake
yet they stay and rebuild
74 eyes and hands fewer
because they have nowhere else to go
but where in this world
would the ground not shift
beneath their feet?
12 October 2011
11 October 2011
10 October 2011
seasons within
I am in anger
the hot summer sun
scorching a blazing path
through the unprotected grass
I am in love
the winter hearth
of cocoa, presents and laughter
snuggled up close
I am in melancholy
the crimson leaf
balanced on a breath of wind
between clinging and falling
I am in joy
the growing mystery
of tender spring roots
touching life within
I am no one season
but a shifting landscape
of rain, sun and snow
mirroring the facets of my soul
the hot summer sun
scorching a blazing path
through the unprotected grass
I am in love
the winter hearth
of cocoa, presents and laughter
snuggled up close
I am in melancholy
the crimson leaf
balanced on a breath of wind
between clinging and falling
I am in joy
the growing mystery
of tender spring roots
touching life within
I am no one season
but a shifting landscape
of rain, sun and snow
mirroring the facets of my soul
09 October 2011
perspective (or ungrateful little modern girl)
when i sigh about the time-consuming nature of laundry
i must remember
the machine does all the hard work
and the clean water piped into my patio
makes it possible
i must remember
the machine does all the hard work
and the clean water piped into my patio
makes it possible
08 October 2011
07 October 2011
granadilla
perfectly round shell
deceiving in its orange-like appearance
its hard exterior resists my fingernails
crack
rip
the top tears off
revealing a coagulated mass of black seeds
individually encased in a gelatinous bubble
slurp
crunch
delicious between my teeth
deceiving in its orange-like appearance
its hard exterior resists my fingernails
crack
rip
the top tears off
revealing a coagulated mass of black seeds
individually encased in a gelatinous bubble
slurp
crunch
delicious between my teeth
06 October 2011
05 October 2011
pedestrian's commute
car horns accompany my footfalls.
bright-red, 4-door cars
assume I'm only on foot
because I haven't yet found
an available taxi
bright-red, 4-door cars
assume I'm only on foot
because I haven't yet found
an available taxi
04 October 2011
blind corner
three directions of traffic
rush hour
lights change
one foot on the curb
one on the road
now?
no, wait,
a truck tears around the corner
now?
lights change
ears straining
silence
quick!
rush hour
lights change
one foot on the curb
one on the road
now?
no, wait,
a truck tears around the corner
now?
lights change
ears straining
silence
quick!
03 October 2011
getting it under Ctrl
Ctrl + O = Ctrl + A
Ctrl + A = Ctrl + E
Ctrl + S = Ctrl + G
Ctrl + U = Ctrl + S
Ctrl + B = Ctrl + N
Ctrl + I = Ctrl + K
my work inturrupted by my unthinking habit of Word shortcuts now excuting different commands in Spanish
Ctrl + A = Ctrl + E
Ctrl + S = Ctrl + G
Ctrl + U = Ctrl + S
Ctrl + B = Ctrl + N
Ctrl + I = Ctrl + K
my work inturrupted by my unthinking habit of Word shortcuts now excuting different commands in Spanish
02 October 2011
01 October 2011
midnight pilgrimage
Before the shadow etched brilliance,
Sound seeps away into the earth,
As the gravestones cast shadows before me
I listen to the noiseless echoes of light
And time upon the walls.
I wish I could take credit for today's gorgeous pebble, but this is one that was given to me by one of my readers. Lovely. Thank you :)
Sound seeps away into the earth,
As the gravestones cast shadows before me
I listen to the noiseless echoes of light
And time upon the walls.
I wish I could take credit for today's gorgeous pebble, but this is one that was given to me by one of my readers. Lovely. Thank you :)
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