Each Tomorrow

The little plant grew without my interference. Started out as one of three sprouts from a sweet potato that I hadn’t gotten around to eat. With a good chunk of sweet potato, I planted the sprouts. After several months, they sat in the soil looking sad. Two of the sprouts had dried up. I was going to throw it out but hesitated and set it outside. I had amended the soil with used coffee grounds and watered it now and then. I ignored it for the most part until one day I saw the tiniest little growth, and then a leaf. With the heat, it has become a lovely little plant that gives me one more leaf every couple of days. The beautiful little leaves make me happy!

Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There’s no better.”

~ Charles Dickens

A Postage Stamp Park

The heat of the day 

did not dissuade me 

from a walk down 15th Ave. 

to see a small park

~ glorious flowers,

 park benches 

One neighbourhood's 

kindness to residents and passerby.

“The way to the park is an important part of the experience.”

~ Linda Akeson McGurk, author

6:30am Standoff

Leaves rustled 

My kitty on alert, focussed

Barely a breath of wind

My book would have to wait

Two squirrels vying for the same branch

One scrambled higher

The other sat quietly and stared

At me?

At the black cat, hampered by a dumb leash,

desperately wanted to pounce.

Photo snapped, back to my book.

“Well, it may be humorous to you, 

but it’s a very serious matter to the squirrels.”

~ Lisa Kleypas, author

[and to the cat]

~ Me

Awakening

Not awake yet 

shuffling through 

the sludge of sleep, 

walking and talking 

until 

movement shook me 

gently awake 

dregs of sleep drifting 

like the heat of the day 

settling into the trees 

as the sun slips 

   

   down and down 

to the horizon 

  

   painting the land in 

deep yellows and golds. 

With the soft breath 

  

  of a cooling wind, 

I walk on.

“Rise up nimbly and go on your strange journey.”

~ Rumi

Prairie Flowers

 

In late afternoon 

summer heat 

tough prairie flowers 

cheered my walk.

“Flowers are for our souls to enjoy.”

~ Sioux proverb

Strong Winds

The chaos in and around 

  city 

   town or 

     country 

like strong prairie winds 

 that push aside 

  all the growing things 

   uprooting some, but 

have no purchase on roots 

  reaching deep,

   growing strong 

     to nourish us tomorrow.

“Chaos is the score upon which reality is written”

~ Henry Miller, writer

All of Life

All of life is 

   to prepare

     to anticipate 

without sitting on the edge 

but being aware 

that life could be ruled 

by others 

  ~ people or situations ~ 

a naive thought, 

   yet one that offers

 strength and courage to choose the life that is given. 

Today will shape tomorrow, 

  and leave an interesting path 

through the yesterdays of life.

“We may run, walk, stumble, drive or fly, but let us never lose sight 

of the reason of the journey or miss a chance to see a rainbow on the way.”

~ Gloria Gaither, songwriter