Tree on Fire
Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM in Inspirational
This is a tree on fire with love, but it’s still scary since most people think love only looks like one thing instead of the whole world.
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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.
Such Small Things
For a long time there were only your footprints & laughter in our dreams & even from such small things, we knew we could not wait to love you forever.
Special Occasions
Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM in Dreams Other Holidays
He kept her skin in the closet & brought it out only for holidays so not to get crumbs on it. Do you still love me? she would ask at the end of each day & he would hum her a song as he smoothed away the creases.
Slow Cure
has some sort of disease where you hallucinate & start to not believe in love, but after a year or two, or even sometimes ten or twenty, it cures itself & all that’s left are a few little red spots that twinge & ache whenever you get too near someone else that has the disease … [Read More]
Slow Heat
melting in the slow heat of a summer night, damp with the dark air & thoughts of you
Single Mind
Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM in Anniversary Engagement Romance & Relationships Valentine's Wedding
If I love you with all my heart, she said, what will you give me? & then she stopped & said I didn’t have to answer that because she was going to do it anyway.
Secret Heart
Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM in Children & Parenting Family & Relatives Inspirational Peace & Justice Personal Growth Spiritual Winter Holidays
The secret is not in your hand or your eye or your voice, my aunt told me once. The secret is in your heart. Of course, she said, knowing that doesn’t make it any easier.
Right Answer
Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM in Children & Parenting Family & Relatives Friends & Neighbors Peace & Justice Personal Growth
What would it take for world peace? I said. Is there a right answer? he said. No, I said. Oh good, he said. I thought this was going to be one of your love-your-little-brother talks.
Real Limit
How many people can you love before it’s too much? she said & I said I didn’t think there was any real limit as long as you didn’t care if they loved you back.