I’d like to be the mattress that you lay against each night,the sunbeams in your window that wake you up each morning,the mug full of coffee that you hold between your hands,the water you shower under, falling over your sturdy frame, the flannel that you love that wraps around you all day long,the seat-belt that …
Peony season.
Peony season. A brief period, typically 7-10 days. If you blink, you could miss it. But catch a peony, or better yet, a bush full of peonies in bloom, and you are in for a real treat. Billowy, soft, delicate, lush, glorious alone or when bunched together and displayed in a vase. My Mom’s peonies …
{grandpa}
I liked to walk with Grandpahis steps were slow like mine,while my brother and sister would race aheadGrandpa would stay behind. I liked to hear his storiesI’d listen with shining eyes,as he spoke of the navy and growing upand told tales of better times. I liked that my Grandpa laughedwhen things didn’t go just right,when …
Wobbling ahead.
This past week I turned twenty-one. My parents hosted a big celebration and our home was full of dearly loved friends and family. We ate grilled chicken and birthday cake and sang my favorite hymns and laughed over old pictures of me in overalls and muck boots that my mom had hanging around the house. …
{world on fire}
I watch as my world is on fire, emblazoned with grief and hate,i stand like a child, with a squirt gun in her handsi can’t put this out, i can’t put this out i don’t have the words to heal i don’t have the words to make right what is wrongi don’t have words that …