the diagnosis is that its only nostalgia
the prescription is just talk
so I try twice a day to mimic my elders
misinterpreting decades
to all these openly yawning windows
and wait patiently
as words fall into them... no one gets hurt
while beating time
although I thought of money as paperwork
all these years, I find
they're artificial leaves falling sullenly
no matter the season
so there's no need to hold me or name me
I write to you against all odds
and wonder how we don't cry all the time
sometimes, I am so proud of us
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Pic: StephLove asked what the Muppets-themed seder was like. There was an enactment of the Passover story in one of the M's currently empty raised gardening beds with puppets. It featured Kermit as Moses, a Pirate as the Pharaoh and children had paper bags to throw locusts, lice, and pestilence when their cues came up. It was an inspired production and so much fun! And the weather was just perfect for all of it.
19 comments:
Wow, what an interesting seder!!
I love the line that "the diagnosis is that it's only nostalgia." Perfection.
Interesting.
I love it. And that's an interesting seder! I guess Miss Piggy wasn't there? : )
Sounds like a fun event.
Oh, those last two lines. They brought tears to my eyes instantly.
I especially love the last 2 lines! And the note about the diagnosis being nostalgia. As Nu approaches graduation, I imagine you are having all kinds of big feelings!!!
Sometimes I'm proud of us too. And sometimes, not so much. Loving the fun idea of that seder!
"Diagnosis... only nostalgia." WOW.
Also loving this line: "there's no need to hold me or name me"
A Muppet Passover sounds fantastic!
This is lovely…and I had to come here to share that I am currently reading blogs with my adult daughter snuggled next to me, and she’s asleep and making sleeping noises and my heart could burst with love. <3 My arm is a bit limited though, she’s lying on it…
She's very inventive and has great themes every year :).
Agree.
She was the Angel of Death!
The kids really got into it :)
<3
(We're all doing so, so much... way more than we ought to. I am so grateful for you.)
Lisa, This might sound trite, but that ABBA song "Slipping Through My Fingers" is on a loop in my head and frequently makes me cry.
Jeanie--All the people I know are doing brilliant stuff. I love your painting, I love your protest, I love your food... and I could go on and on :)
(Too bad our reps are behaving badly...)
Thanks, Suzanne. I cannot fathom the amount of planning this event must have taken...
I have melted... I am a happy puddle of goo...
I love how close you two are <3
That is not at all trite!! Sending you hugs!!
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