See:• Canadian geese in cornfield rows
• A huddle of leftover Christmas trees in an empty lot
• Glimpses of the sun's perfect roundness through winter haze
• A room full of kaliedoscopes
• An angry man tearing the plastic wrapper off his newspaper and throwing it on the ground as he walked hastily down the sidewalk in Northampton. A few steps after throwing down the wrapper, he chucked all the colored advertising inserts down as well.
Hear:
• The mesmerizing repetition of Guru Singh's Ong SoHung chant lightens my heart
• Optimistic chickadees singing their spring song
Feel:
• Opening two last Christmas gifts from my mom, and not having her there to thank. I miss her terribly. I'm not sure words exist for how I've felt this week, settling deeper into the loss.
• Car windows open to an afternoon of warm sunlight
• Welcomed for Christmas with my cousins and their families; happy and grateful to be there having fun
Taste:
• Pesto, frozen from the summer garden
• Ham, creamed spinach, candied sweet potatoes, lasagna, graham cracker cake, chocolate-dipped strawberries, chocolate walnut fudge...yeah, I did a lot of eating this afternoon.
Smell:
• A deep breath of pine, a wreath on my brother's door
12 comments:
Oh, those 2 last gifts got me. I can't even fathom your grief.
Glad you're having some good food and fun with family. Pine smell, ah.
Another wonderful FSF. I've come to cherish them. You help me see, feel, smell too.
Merry Christmas M. So glad I found you.
you made it...each moment is a reminder..thinking of you
Keep the taste and the smell alive. Dilate time... Love to you.
Your senses are fully receptive. This photograph is amazing. The man with the littering...don't people like that make you mad?
Christmas gifts from you mother with her not there to thank...but she knows. I remember how hard the first Christmas was without my mother...accept it all for what it is...it needs to be "nothing" other than a time to reflect and remember love.
I just love this photo...your words are also wonderful. :)
Merry belated Christmas!
I know it has to be somewhat difficult this year. Glad you got to have fun with family.
oh gosh. gifts from you mom. my heart weeps. Take care, Suki
"death is not final, it only interrupts." -Tom Brown, Jr
thinking of you as you navigate the holidays this year,m.
As I look through the photos, read what you see and feel and think...I think karen said it, like I still feel after losing Mike...I am navigating life, too...
Deep breaths ...
thinking of you.
Oh. Wow. I just found your place, scrolled down a bit, and my breath was simply taken away by this horshoe photo. I'm going to go back now and look again!
Oh. Wow. I just found your place, scrolled down a bit, and my breath was simply taken away by this horshoe photo. I'm going to go back now and look again!
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