Category: Creativity
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Silly Putty
I feel the grief behind my eyes, in my throat I did not realise that it was there till just now It is the reason the world has gone flat Like a comic strip Shapes and colors and words In two dimensions I wish I had some Silly Putty To hold and squeeze and smell…
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I Need You
I Need You – Performed by Act of Congress 2006 Somewhere around 2006 I had a winery. Not the one I have mentioned before but a different one. It was called the Winery on Main. It was located in the heart of a small town close to the Courthouse and the First Baptist Church. (That…
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Garden Update – Too Much Green
I got to the garden Saturday and the tomatoes were so overgrown that I could not see to pick the fruit. The vines were all tangled and were producing so many stems and leaves that air could not circulate. Not really problems, just the result of healthy plants doing what they do. So I set…
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Alone Together – Guest Blog, My Baby (Audio)
Guest writer. My favorite poet and thrift store buddy. My baby wrote this. She hates that I don’t use punctuation. Some of you have not seen this yet. It was written by my 15 year old daughter. My kids are so cool. Alone – For ages, no one there to hold you…
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Making Mudpies (Audio)
Like soupy handfuls of river mud Slung against a wall My words splatter and spread And slide to the floor Fragrant, dark, and heavy loam I feel the coarse silkiness between my fingers There is something in the mix But it refuses to hold a shape Rather, my words form the banks And contain the…