I can’t stand to see them droop Faces hung like lamps bent over Their lights are out Their shame is as drastic as their joy was in August They burn at both ends Like high summer models in Van Gogh poses Did their beauty go to their heads or do they bow in humble gestures? […]
1. I like that when I’m in the thrift shop I can find everything from a cap to a cape to capris. 2. I like writing poetry, but the hardest part is creating the open time it takes to do it. When I can’t write a poem, having a good dream is the next best […]
Wordless Wednesday / Shadow Shot Sunday
The art of blessing mother and baby with meditation and essential oils with the crowning of wildflowers and jewels with circle songs, ancestral invocations and a foot bath of petals and herbs with sisters, aunties, mothers and grandmothers weaving poetry and story with burning sage and fairy blessings with feasting and gifting and sharing from the heart Amy Sunshine, mother […]
Parlor invokes a sense of home and family coming together Outside, I gathered bright red apples bruised from their bumpy fall But still sweet and full with so much to offer Was it Sleeping Beauty? Did she eat the wrong apple? Was she pricked with a raging illness? Yes, she was beautiful Kissed and un-stirring […]
1. When I got dressed Monday morning I felt my friend Mara in my body and found myself wondering what she was putting on that morning. Mara’s been at Duke University Hospital for a couple of months with her daughter, who needs a heart transplant and who has had several near-death close calls. – […]
-Taken in Marshall, NC. _____Wordless Wednesday
The historic Marshall jail – more Andy Griffith than Alcatraz – will soon be renovated for mixed use by a small group of artistic developers that includes my son, Josh. During Saturday’s housewarming party, Josh gave a couple of tours. The one I went on took place at night, which made for an eerie yet […]
It was Australia vs. Myrtle Beach and marked the beginning of the “We Bought a House! Housewarming Party,” hosted by my son Josh and his girlfriend Emily in Marshall, NC (just outside Asheville). The game was played on “the island,” which is just off downtown Marshall and surrounded by the French Broad River. The island […]
We’re in North Carolina. Asheville to be exact. Home of Tom Wolfe and his Memorial Angel. Where there’s always good street art and entertainment. And comedy tour buses drive by. I tried on a dress in a boutique shop on Wall Street (not that Wall Street) but it was a too tight fit. A stop […]
__________Shadow Shot Sunday
1. At the Beatles tribute concert we went to on Saturday, I was surprised that my son Dylan sang along to every song. “You know all the words,” I said to him. “I guess I raised you right.” 2. During the concert, which was an outdoor one at Chantilly Farm, my grandsons didn’t understand why […]
