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Blessed Release
Blessed Release Acorn Oak leaf Carved into mantel Into piano Clung to in memory In fantasy Rooted Rooting Forgive The unforgivable It is time to let them go child Let them go Breath deeply and Let them go JEHW March … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged forgiveness, letting go, mantel, oak tree, piano, rottedness
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Underneath
Underneath Are my daffodils Under the snow? Will my hyacinths Make a scentful showing? What are my crocuses Pondering down there Under this deep white Coverlet? JEHW March 1, 2015
Melting
Melting Snow begins to melt in the wetlands –- Great lungs of the lake A paint-by-numbers puzzle painting Of color and sensation Snow, white against milky butterscotch water Edged in icy silver Charcoal and chocolate textured tree trunks Some crawling … Continue reading
The Ladies of the Guild
The Ladies of the Guild They know all the rules The customs The graces They can fuss over details Like nobody’s business Mores you never knew existed What season Which cloth Who gave it And why What happened to The … Continue reading
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Tagged Altar Guild, Church, enchantment, Episcopalians, Flowers, Rules
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The Cookies – A Valentine Fantasy
The Cookies A Valentine Fantasy Would the world Dissolve into chaos If I stopped everything And made the cookies? It could be fun. The lovely sticking dough — Like mud pies of old — Rolling around the counter, Making a … Continue reading
Imbolc
Imbolc Thirteen degrees Making itself felt Pouring through the Window panes Stopping me cold In my tracks Lonely hammock Sits on the porch Longing for a Lazy lollygagger A stack of good books A cool glass of tea Midwinter just … Continue reading
Good Morning
Good Morning I considered staying in this morning, What with the autumnal chill And the drizzly, mistiness. And people all around me staring down the darkness — A heart gone a flutter, A cancer revealing its fangs, A precious mind … Continue reading
Posted in Dementia, Poetry
Tagged autumn, Bald Eagle, Cancer, Caring for elderly parents, Squirrels, Winter
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A Winter Story
A Winter Story Before God had a name, We celebrated the Winter Solstice. We lit fires, and gathered greens, And we danced and we sang. We even drew pictures of flowers And gave them as gifts to one another. Even … Continue reading
Dementia 1 – The Phone
My father is slipping into to dementia. My mother is riddled with arthritis. They are terribly vulnerable and I am their primary caregiver. My husband’s parents are aging too. It is fair to say that this is turning our lives … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's, Dementia, Poetry
Tagged Aging, Caring for elderly parents, Fathers, Love, Phone, Sisters, The best of us
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