Thursday, January 31, 2019
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Bloomin'
I needed a nudge* to be grateful that despite the record-breaking temperature of -50 today, I still have some blooms in the tea garden. Here amaryllis, begonia, and violets... elsewhere there are bougainvillea and hyacinth...
We were supposed to have people work on our kitchen counters this morning. Last night J called to ask if he could work in the garage because working outside would be too cold, and then I called him back and canceled because really, even the garage would not be enough to keep him and his crew safe. Things will be pushed back by a month now, but it's not like I would be able to enjoy new counters if they came at the expense of people's fingers.
*The nudge came from MaryAnne's pictures on FB this morning.
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Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Lost
I make dinner from beans,
things I dig out from the ice
of the aging freezer (foraging)
Up close--pores on rocks
I can remember veins on leaves
Do you remember threads of moss
as words run out
and scenes are spun out
what if this is (apocalypse)
trees bleeding water
their wounds like mouths
breathe until empty, are still staring
It happens so fast--from hit to hurl
in a blink--I meant to leave you words
now I barely have time left to think (love)
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It's literally colder than Mars right now AND I'm beginning to get cold feet about leaving the fam next week AND I know I will have to do some driving on127N soon AND I'm panicking from the weather forecast AND hearing someone say that the world may end in our lifetime...
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things I dig out from the ice
of the aging freezer (foraging)
Up close--pores on rocks
I can remember veins on leaves
Do you remember threads of moss
as words run out
and scenes are spun out
what if this is (apocalypse)
trees bleeding water
their wounds like mouths
breathe until empty, are still staring
It happens so fast--from hit to hurl
in a blink--I meant to leave you words
now I barely have time left to think (love)
_______________
It's literally colder than Mars right now AND I'm beginning to get cold feet about leaving the fam next week AND I know I will have to do some driving on127N soon AND I'm panicking from the weather forecast AND hearing someone say that the world may end in our lifetime...
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Monday, January 28, 2019
Sunday, January 27, 2019
Saturday, January 26, 2019
Friday, January 25, 2019
Glyph of Myself
my prayers soon wick
into still damp night air
incensed with fear, fervor
they will stick--resting
here, wrestling over there,
hope blossoming into prayer
so quick as my once human
landscape--conjured from time
and conquered through age--fades
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