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The last moments of a sunset and the passing of an early September storm create a rare double rainbow over Balanced Rock in Arches National Park, Sept. 4, 2005 My wisdom comes in short bursts Of learning out loud And in silent contemplation. A sprinter I am A marathon runner not so much. Learned [...] Before I knew the words to describe a rainbow, I could mix the colors of heaven, of mountains; of Arizona in the spring. Each morning in darkness before the molten Phoenix sun would crest the parched desert, Papa would sneak out the door quiet as a whisper to paint this house [...] The car engulfed with waves of mulled citrus mist warmed by your face watching mine in the mirror from the hallway as I lacquer on deep burgundy candy apple lipstick before the sun awakes early April morning. Memories of orange blossoms permeating the night sky on Route 66… the beige top down on the old [...] I have loved the thought of you since dawn… My soul was touched at twilight, melting my five year old heart as first stars appeared on the horizon in winter. Whispers… Hold my heart’s attention like the saxophone notes that breeze past gracing walls as sounds drift up the stairs [...]
by Jane Penland Hoover Some ladies in black hats, and red flowered Green jackets, have a way of entering a place, making heads turn, no matter their age. Society teaches to be envious of beautiful young women, with tight [...]
washed blueberries drain in a red colander with cherry cut out holes on the sides laid out on an indigo flowered towel to dry silently thanking God for blueberries remembering I’d [...] Words nourish me Fill me up to saturation Desert storm deluges Soak my soul As two scoops of Hagen Dazs coffee ice cream With peanut chips and hot fudge. Do faucets like wells ever dry up completely? Will these fingers ever stop talking? Or run out of things to say To discuss or argue or [...] We have a lot of history You and I Met when I was eight And you were brand new. Been locked in combat ever since Taking sides Creating insignificant battles About family matters and such. You are my mirror and I am yours. I see my soul reflected in your eyes As you reveal me [...] I’ve lost my job… As if somehow I’ve misplaced a part of my life I now have to find Just around the next corner. So I become still, quiet Trying to remember Writing accomplishments About what I’ve done For so many years I could do it with my eyes closed. What am I afraid of? [...] As with most humans I too am broken Holding myself together With spit and glue Not a moment too soon And not a good glue like crazy glue A temporary glue like post-it-notes That come off when the wind blows Oh Lord… To be able to crazy glue my soul Still… When it [...] First daffodils of spring blow and bend east and north with crisp winter winds bracing yellow petal hands against chilled sunshine faces smiling D R A W P U
Always upward towards a warming sun that sneaks bravely through clouds that just this morning dusted meadows with white [...] |
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