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The Essential Kind I have a particular desire To fill my soul with more fire. Not the angry blow up “I hate you!” kind. Nor the cold controlled Gas logs behind a glass Wall kind. But the warm in the … Continue reading →

Silhouette                                     She darts by,                                   Alive and … Continue reading →

Uprooting Little wooden bridge over the reservoir, It will be a long time Until I see you again. Tomorrow my foot will Necessarily be broken, A cast applied, And I will go from Caretaker to care needer. A long winter’s … Continue reading →

Christmas Eve A luscious slippery chill Returns to the woods. An elegant winter white branch Has fallen across the leafy path. I pull it away so that others Can pass unobstructed. Silence, but for the occasional small bird Peeping in … Continue reading →

A Helping Hand It happened during the 5:00 commute. A glorious sunset. Five long lush cloudy fingers stretched across the sky Glowing oozy pink tipped white with lavender. Gathering me up. Filling me up. And this at the end of … Continue reading →

Wildlife What would happen to our Wayward Mister Petie Were he to, someday, Wit the sad reality – Wildlife is not his game? Wondering cat is all We know him true to claim. JEHW November 10, 2013

Steeples Steeples send my happy heart Spiraling straight back to Simpler, younger days when Sunday mornings were for Singing Songs and dressing up, Shiny shoes and petticoats. Sisters, three in the pew. JEHW November 10, 2013

Saints Calling All Saints Day arrives The weather strangely warms Our saints of old ride in On a glorious, gusty Fall breeze that bellows through the trees. It will bring rain before The day is through. As mother earth turns … Continue reading →

All Hallows Eve All Hallows Eve is Howling down my back. Calling Sweet Grandmomma forth To lead the ancestral parade. Her austere beauty, Her gratitude amid storms, Her unswerving love No matter the sins I bare, Are the costume she … Continue reading →

In the Wild There is wild rose with her Bright red rose hip Decorating the forest for winter. Once I tried to bring her home And make her grow in my Neat, domesticated garden. But she withered away. She knew … Continue reading →