The sun was warm today
no quarrel with wind
that tried to snatch its warmth.
It merely shone on its
scheduled pass around
the globe. As I walked
I tried to catch the warmth
despite buildings of brick
and mortar and bare hedges.
When I did, I stopped
and turned my face
to the sun’s golden glow.
“Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn’t people feel as
free to delight in whatever sunlight remains to them?”
~ Rose Kennedy
Time to stop, time to go
Time to sleep, time to rise
Time to love,
Time to be yourself
choose the time that fits
a schedule
the calendar or
our hearts,
merely a knowing,
intuition with no colour,
no little bell that rings,
no pop up flag,
merely a feeling
too easy to dismiss…
“I believe in intuitions and inspirations…
I sometimes FEEL that I am right.
I do not KNOW that I am.
~ Albert Einstein
Khaki work clothes
Black soil in spring
Driving to look at the crops
A white coffee mug
Ice tea with crushed ice
Raspberry bushes and roses
Garage filled with grease and tools
Memories of dad on his birthday
“I love you every day. And now I will miss you every day.”
~ Mitch Albom, For One More Day
Lemon meringue pie
Chokecherry jelly
Saskatoon pie
Shelling green fresh peas
Aroma of baking bread
Making cookies at Christmas
Homemade salad dressing
Memories of mom on her birthday
“I love you every day. And now I will miss you every day.”
~ Mitch Albom, For One More Day
All the mistakes, missteps ~
fall on my face messes
too often accompanied by
swathes of guilt and shame.
You made your bed,
you can lie in it.
guilt and shame dragged,
getting heavier, harder to
push down year after year,
something had to change .
You made your bed,
you can change the sheets.
Reminded of my change as I
changed the sheets on my bed ~
clean and fresh as sleep settles softly.
Blackened feelings washed away.
“The present changes the past. Looking back
you do not find what you left behind.”
~ Kiran Desai, The Inheritance of Loss
.....that today is National Love Your Pet Day. I’m not certain how I feel about being included with all pets - or that I’m even considered a ‘pet’. After all who does run this household, with efficiency and proper timing? And only one day! Are we pets just supposed to be tolerated all the rest of the time? Please! We are really just too loveable every day. Oh, that’s right, I’m supposed to be offended to be considered one of the pet continuum. Well, just don’t forget to feed and love me - and all the rest of the pets (even dogs).
“You cannot share your life with a dog…or a cat, and not know
perfectly well that animals have personalities and minds and feelings.”
~ Jane Goodall,
primatologist & anthropologist
(1934 - 2025)
while flutes play,
fingers poised
over laptop keys
and still nothing comes
so I will end this missive
and bid you goodnight.
“Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now.”
“Earl Nightingale, author
(1921 ~ 1989)
Ruffle through
your day
until you
find it.
Find the
one moment
when
the tenor
of the day
changed.
“find your eternity in each moment.”
~ Henry David Thoreau
Everyday I confront
the edge of the world
in this season of ice and snow.
Somedays it is
crystal sequins decorating
trees, eaves, hedges and cars.
Somedays it is
thick bumpy ice that
coats sidewalks and streets.
Somedays it is
the warm sun that melts
and pools snow and ice.
Somedays it is
watching swirls of snow,
frantically waving tree branches.
Somedays it is
the ever changing winter sky,
elegant clouds in a low slung sun
———
Most days I stand
on the other side of that edge
daring myself into the frigid weather
Most days, I dare myself to
stay inside to muddle through
one more winter day.
Most days, I am willing
to stand on that edge and
give myself time to be.
“I believe in one day and someday and this perfect moment called Now.”
~ Jacqueline Woodson, writer
