THE ORANGE by Wendy Cope At lunchtime I bought a huge orange— The size of it made us all laugh. I peeled it and shared it with Robert and Dave— They got quarters and I had a half. And that… Read more
A Little Beauty
rooted
Some people get tired of looking at photographs of flowers or plants. At times, I do too. Some consider flower photographs boring. Maybe, but not right now. I’ve taken oodles of photos in my yard this spring. I can’t seem… Read more
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running into 2021
Remember when I wrote that my plan was to, “bounce gleefully into 2021.” Well, bouncing and running are related, at least in terms of the rate of forward motion. I heard this poem read on a CBC program and it… Read more
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blessings, an invitation
My last post was about discovering a very special blessing — a brother I didn’t know about. What a blessing he is and what a blessing to have him in my life. When I think of blessings, I’m not thinking… Read more
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on this autumn day
“Is not this a true autumn day? Just the still melancholy that I love – The birds are consulting about their migrations, the trees are putting on the hecticor the pallid hues of decay, and begin to strew the ground,that one’s very footsteps… Read more
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There’s something about tulips that …
The tulips make me want to paint, Something about the way they drop Their petals on the tabletop And do not wilt so much as faint, Something about their burnt-out hearts, Something about their pallid stems Wearing decay like diadems,… Read more
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unlatch the shutters
Amphithrite Point Lighthouse, Ucluelet, B.C. Canada If You Get There Before I Do Air out the linens, unlatch the shutters on the eastern side, and maybe find that deck of Bicycle cards lost near the sofa. Or maybe walk around… Read more
