It finally arrived
Category: Experience
What I experience and stumble across, planned events or unplanned circumstances.
river choice
What has me so lost?
The Aftershocks of Grief
Nothing major happened recently, but sometimes it’s the small tremors, those aftershocks that echo long after events pass that build up into something overwhelming.
Happy 150th Canada, and yet…
I love Canada, and yet… we have so far to go.
15 Things I Learned in 2016
3. Life is short.
4. A picture is worth a thousand words but a single caption can skew perspective and incite passion. Things are taken out of context and made the current issue.
Dad – a poem
Dad He used to shine my shoes, said it was his military training, couldn’t abide the scuff marks. He used to offer mom broccoli, as a bouquet, every time they bought groceries. He would go for veggie burgers with a friend, though he wasn’t a vegetarian. He made sure we were all equal, treating everyone […]
you should – a poem
Follow the yellow brick road,
you say.
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Forget Politics – a poem
Who cares what colour
you present?
exhausted – a poem
Feet ache,
after a marathon of steps,
too many to count.
remember the innocence – a poem
Little fingers and toes, testing,
tasting everything in sight,
denial – a poem
Denial
Oh traitorous heart of mine
why beat faster
at such a disaster?
unlearn – a poem
How can I unsee
when it pierces my skin?
canada homes – a poem
Muddy streets,
row upon row upon row,
houses line up shoulder to shoulder
like little soldiers ready for battle.
loss – a poem
His smiling face brings joy.
Spit up, gurgles,
midnight feedings and diaper changes,
6 lessons learned giving up my smart phone for Lent
My husband jokingly issued me a challenge a little over 6 weeks ago: Could I give up my smart phone for lent?
