Like a ribbon of verdant grass curled around my finger I remember my youth of running barefoot through the grass and clover chasing the flight of butterflies over Okanagan air like the wind whispering love to the tail of a dancing kite pale sulfur sails panel the blue as long crooked legs come alight upon…
A Child’s Lament
Oh god — it’s not fair, you rip the seam and rend my dream oh brother — it’s not fair the creaking door, the footsteps upon the floor oh mother — it’s not fair your tender voice that breaks the silent noise oh father — it’s not fair, the smells you make, that homemade pancake…
Letters to Mr East
Dear Mr Easter Rabbit — My Daddy says that you don’t write back because you are busy making deliveries so I thought I can write you a letter between seasons. Where do you live? Oh and thanks for the eggs. They seem smaller this year. Hi Eli. Please call me East. Ironic I guess because…
Redemption
In you there is a Future for all Hope because love brings a confidence That want is enough for possible To see is enough to imagine. In you there is a Spirit that grows Born of light, it shines an innocence Spreads its wings over heavy shadows Chases the complex from simple love. In you…
Summer Lovin’ — Water Babies
Here is my second contribution to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Summer Lovin’. Dogs (previous post) aren’t the only ones that love to play in the water … though they might be at least as well behaved as my nephew. Boys will indeed be boys … See more photography here ….