Thin Skin
Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM in Spiritual
Only her skin between her life & a return to the great wide ocean
Month: December 2013
Theory
Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM in Personal Growth
trying to remember when it stopped being theory & turned into real life, because theory was a whole lot easier
The World Itself
Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM in Children & Parenting Family & Relatives Friends & Neighbors Inspirational Mother's Day Romance & Relationships
When she held out her arms, the world itself wrapped around me & held me tight.
The Wonder of It All
Sitting there in your pajamas & all the time in the world & if I could keep any moment it would be this: watching you & holding my breath with the wonder of it all.
The Wind What Blows
Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM in Children & Parenting Dreams
This is the wind what blows, he said, & it lives in a jar in my bed & his eyes were big with the knowing of all that.
The Whole World
Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM in Animals & Pets
My favorite thing is being your lap while we sit there together & love the whole world.
Ten Commandments
Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM in Children & Parenting Family & Relatives Inspirational Mother's Day Peace & Justice Spiritual Winter Holidays
I asked her why she never told us about the Ten Commandments & she said she wasn’t ever that good with numbers so she loved everything as best she could & I remember thinking who needs all those rules anyway with a mother like her around.
Temptations
The plane shook so much I thought I was in a bowl of metal jello & I heard him say, If you & Mom die, can I go live with the Temptations?
Temp
I don’t mind being a temp, she told me. It reminds me of my priorities.
Tell The Truth
It would be easier if I just told the truth, he said, but I wasn’t there for a lot of it