Category: waiting
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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…
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Ambivalence (Audio)
I have found that most of what I write is an attempt to be descriptive of some process at work in me. And then if I go back and look at it I find that many times it was in some ways prophetic in terms of where I needed to go next. Or perhaps…
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Fishing in Bad Weather (Audio)
Energy No focus, scattered, diffused Where is the center now Black marks on white Symbols like bait dangled Over the choppy grey waters of me Hoping to coax a bite Enticing emotion to rise and strike Latch on to a word a sentence That I may draw out of the inky black depths Meaning, to…
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Frozen Spring (Something’s not Right) – Audio
This is the coldest Spring I’ve known The bright green of the new season breaks without me Pinks, yellows, whites, reds, purples, and blues, emerge all around They signal that Spring has come The bird-songs rise with the sun They call and woo one another in preparation for new life The sun is warm…
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Spring Thaw (Audio)
The wheel has turned again Today I feel the warmth of the yellow sun touching my core. A thaw has begun in me. Deeds accomplished and those left undone remain unsettled They tumble and scar the earth Like boulders caught at the height of a raging spring melt Dislodged from their former place They create…