Many years later

 

For Dave

Image a sea sprite racing
In front of the ocean waves
As they break upon the reef below.
Sitting cross-legged on the cliff edge
My brother slowly tips the urn
With our father's ashes. I sit silently
In prayer, "Thank you. Be free.
I love you. I forgive you."
The ashes mix with the sea foam
And get carried downwards
Gone. Gone. Far away.

(This post is part of my "Growing Up & Growing Old" project.)

Stretch

 

Early this morning

My yoga teacher texts me

"Bring along a belt".

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Rude awakening

Lying down in the grass

I look up beneath the

Dome of magnolia blossoms

Squinting slightly, I see

The fairies painting 

Tinges of mauve over pinks

Over the whits of the petals.

The sunlight dances between

The branches and

Makes me sneeze.

Photo by Andy Feliciotti on Unsplash

Ambiguity

She’s your granddaughter?
The curse of late motherhood
(Chest out, chin up)… no.

(This post is part of my "Growing Up & Growing Old" project.)

Nature

Age is nothing else

But connecting the fine lines

Past flows into now.

Photo by Peter Aschoff on Unsplash

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"Vorfreude"

Friend from far away
Arrives for a long visit
Anticipation.

Photo by Andreea Popa on Unsplash

Whispers and memories

Dead leaves at the bottom 

Of the pond telling stories 

My summer has past.

Photo by Weiqi Xiong on Unsplash

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Joyous autumn morning

Mist on the water
I want to capture it now

Still, it disappears. 

Photo by Todd Aarnes on Unsplash