Author Archives: O
Knight in Blue Armor
I’ve tried everything to make you go away. And make you stay. Because I know that you will never be mine. One of us has to leave, and I suppose it must be me. I have persisted in the wind, … Continue reading
Little Henry
Alarm rang or rather buzzed, a muffled buzz like bees trying to come out of something. Only 5:30 a.m. and it will be too dark to walk in the garden. Must wait another fifteen minutes, or thirty, or maybe even … Continue reading
Gather Up Your Stars
The best thing I read about the stars was in a quote, when I was searching for information on environmental matters, to help save the world, which as you know, cannot be saved anymore. I am sorry to break this … Continue reading
Easter Without You
What can I say? It all came down to nothing this year. Without you. Last night I missed the Good Friday service. I was too tired after cleaning the house. I guess a clean house meant more to me than … Continue reading
God Ripped Out My Garden But Gave Me Back My Heart
I sat at the top of the basement stairs last night in case the house blew off the ground. The storm was that bad. I can’t say I was terrified but I was a bit worried. Mostly about paper things. … Continue reading
Will the Snow Make it Better?
Why come back to a page in a book, or a blog or a pad of paper? Why come back to the scraps on the desk noting things to do like clean, brush teeth, cook, finish an email or shovel … Continue reading
Trying to capture something in the air, the wine, the heart and mind
One sees a photo of a table, vase of flowers, an empty glass, a single golden napkin ring, in a garden where soon the evening shadows will fall And somewhere in that photo there are twittering birds… cardinals, finches, robins … Continue reading