Eros on high keeps a watchful eye.
I prayed he’d find you before I died.
He whispered your name, softly in my ear.
So many times, I did not hear!
But all along I knew-
When the wind kissed my face it was you.
Slowly as night fell
Eros had many stories to tell.
While sleep dragged on my lids,
It was your face he carefully hid.
Gently as the waves caress the shore,
It was you I was looking for....
Most days we carry on like zombies through our daily routines. The details blur from day to day as they all seem to blend together…
I didn’t notice the shoe on my on my front steps when I came home from work that evening. I got out of my car and walked up the steps as usual, tired from work. I passed the shoe without consequence. I dropped my stuff and plopped down on the couch to veg out the...
The best part of winter is early morning after a heavy snow storm just as the sun gets bright. The air is crisp. Everything is quiet and insulated by new snow. The ground is soft and fresh and bright with it’s new blanket.
The only thing you can hear are the little song birds, waking up, searching for seed. They flutter about the branches, knocking tufts of snow to the ground with soft fwump...
Here I sit firmly in a chair,
Suspended in twenty-thousand feet off air.
So fast we go,
All is blurry and small below.
I’m sitting still, yet away I’ve fled.
The roar of engines reverberating in my head.
Tearing through the clouds,
Sharing silence with the crowd.
To feel gravity and yet defy it.
How masterful, how magical it is,
Traveling so far off the ground....
Hold on I’m paddling as fast as I can! Keep swimming toward the bank. You are going to be alright, I’m on my way to you. Just keep listening to the sound of my voice.
(Panicked splashing)
Ok! I ve got you just stay calm. I’m going to try to pull you back into the canoe. Nope, it’s fine I’m not going to let you go, I have you. One big pull, uuurrrghh! Woo hoo! There, thank God. I don’t kn...