death

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

Listening Well (for Erik) (masc)

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:20 PM in Condolence & Loss Death
He had the gift of stopping time & listening well so that it was easy to hear who we could become & that was the future he held safe for each of us in his great heart you may ask, what now? & I hope you understand when we speak softly among ourselves & do … [Read More]

Hobby

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Aging (& Retirement) Death Humor & Whimsy Personal Growth
I’m just going to hide here in this paper bag until death comes, she said. It could be a long time, I said. There was a pause & then her head popped out. You think I should have a hobby while I wait? she said.

Fortune Teller

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Children & Parenting Death Friends & Neighbors
Every summer we had a circus & I always got to be the fortune teller. All the girls wanted to know if they’d have babies & all the boys wanted to find out about the Cubs. We had one neighbor who’d been in the hospital who asked me if I could tell her when she … [Read More]

Flower Child

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Aging (& Retirement) Death
I’m not that afraid of death, she said. I was in the 60’s, so I’ve already been through a lot of stuff I don’t understand.

Forever

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Aging (& Retirement) Birthday Death
How old do you have to be to die? he said & I said I didn’t think anybody was ever old enough & that made sense to him since he was still new to the world & remembered how forever had been.