Snake in Phoenix ~ Sharon Suzuki-Martinez If I had to describe the movement of the snake crossing a road in Phoenix this summer morning, ……………I would not say ……………………..it slithered, …………..but rather, ………………………………..she shimmered ……………………flowing before traffic ………………………………………………..like a deathless river in a dust city.
Epitaph ~ Elinor Wylie For this she starred her eyes with salt And scooped her temples thin, Until her face shone pure of fault From the forehead to the chin. In coldest crucibles of pain Her shrinking flesh was fired And smoothed into a finer grain To make it more desired. Pain left her lips […]
One of the things that is painfully out of balance about our current culture is that it does not value rest. We are supposed to be doing something every minute of the day, and that’s simply not healthy. Even our hunter-gatherer forebears and agrarian societies had times of rest. I read one book (don’t ask […]
A few months ago, a friend went through a harrowing medical situation with a family member. In discussing it with a small group of friends, she expressed her gratitude for the nurses who had carefully tended her relative and encouraged her and the family during the recovery process. Another person in the group commented, “I […]
Interlude ~ Amy Lowell When I have baked white cakes And grated green almonds to spread upon them; When I have picked the green crowns from the strawberries And piled them, cone-pointed, in a blue and yellow platter; When I have smoothed the seam of the linen I have been working; What then? To-morrow it […]
