25 August
filtering the pieces out
she rides the train south
it's not always easy to keep fierce
enough she cries out
of the bitterness
and steps into the gusting of a warm spring day
First Snow
Happy birthday to my beautiful daughter, Bonnie. She brings me so much joy. My first snow day of the year! I work at a Montessori school and we are getting our first big snow storm of the year so.... SNOW DAY!! I made my own hummus last weekend. It was delicious. I added a little bit of turmeric along with the chickpeas, lemon, tahini, and garlic. I plan on eating a more plant based diet this year. It's only been a week and I'm already feeling better. I did eat two slices of mushroom pizza last night and ended up having heartburn so it will be a good long time before I eat dairy again. Each month one of our families brings in a bouquet of flowers. We cut most of the stems off and place them on a tray which we place on the children's table. We place another tray with a very small pitcher and a few very small bud vases. The child fills up the pitcher using water from the bathroom sink, brings it back to the table and pours the water in a bud vase of their choosing. Th
I have a feeling that the warm spring day will dissipate her fierceness. What do you think?
ReplyDeleteShe's in control...!
ReplyDeleteI love this poem.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty poem.
ReplyDeletePamela
I love the idea that 'it's not always easy to keep fierce' How true. Lovely poem!
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful choosing of words!
ReplyDeleteI am immersed in deep winter right now, so it is a wonderful thought
"the gusting of a warm spring day"
You create so beautiful poems, aspiritofsimplicity.
I do not know why, but somehow, this one brought to mind Emily Dickinson's "A route of evanescence".
Thank you!
Od Liam
Very nice!
ReplyDeleteThose steps in the right direction are so positive.
ReplyDeleteWell contructed and expressive. Very well done!
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, this is wonderful!
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Lovely transition of moods in this. Nice use of the words.
ReplyDeleteOh My, this is especially good.
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