children: part 1
posted about 1 year ago | 2 comments
their joy and innocence caprices through my day
with whimsy and wit, it's my good fortune to stay
so connected; it's a fountain of youth
it may be the secret, and that's the truth
listen to children, and you will find
more and more treasures locke...
with whimsy and wit, it's my good fortune to stay
so connected; it's a fountain of youth
it may be the secret, and that's the truth
listen to children, and you will find
more and more treasures locke...
Thomas Mills
posted about 1 year ago | 7 comments
Thomas Mills
From the time he was a boy of six, Thomas followed in the footsteps of his father, Preston, and his brothers, Wilson, Shriver, and Arthur. He walked the fields, marshes, and along rivers and creeks. He farmed, hunted, and fished. How...
From the time he was a boy of six, Thomas followed in the footsteps of his father, Preston, and his brothers, Wilson, Shriver, and Arthur. He walked the fields, marshes, and along rivers and creeks. He farmed, hunted, and fished. How...
visionary
posted about 1 year ago | 2 comments
sage burned and steam rose,
friends gathered and the snow
melted, except on the northern side
of the trees that will soon show their first
flirting buds...
winter sun is best as it streams in
weak as milk, but welcome and friendly,
even in the st...
friends gathered and the snow
melted, except on the northern side
of the trees that will soon show their first
flirting buds...
winter sun is best as it streams in
weak as milk, but welcome and friendly,
even in the st...
by the rock
posted about 1 year ago | 2 comments
wretched, right now...
but if i get started,
i will not be able to quit
spilling the pain, the torment....
storms have broken loose
and rage angrily
across my inner sea of calm
the sun set so long ago
and this rock i was waiting on
feels cold ...
but if i get started,
i will not be able to quit
spilling the pain, the torment....
storms have broken loose
and rage angrily
across my inner sea of calm
the sun set so long ago
and this rock i was waiting on
feels cold ...
merlin moments
posted about 1 year ago | 3 comments
even now at my age
of supposed maturity
( and I ask myself again and again what THAT is)
i still turn to the elders like
my godmother to share
the passages and turmoils of time
so to her i went pouring out the last few months
and moments into th...
of supposed maturity
( and I ask myself again and again what THAT is)
i still turn to the elders like
my godmother to share
the passages and turmoils of time
so to her i went pouring out the last few months
and moments into th...
girl -child
posted about 1 year ago | 3 comments
she's caught a ride upon a passing thought,
it unravels as she speeds along,
lacing her fingers through the threads,
as if to snare them,
but they are the wind-borne fantasies,
the wild -child off springs of dreams...
and she herself ...not old e...
it unravels as she speeds along,
lacing her fingers through the threads,
as if to snare them,
but they are the wind-borne fantasies,
the wild -child off springs of dreams...
and she herself ...not old e...
New Year's Eve
posted about 1 year ago | 3 comments
It is so good to be able to just*say* i am doing things again....
it is the process, not the end, the reaching out, the lifting up my head, my eyes, my heart again...
it is the process, not the end, the reaching out, the lifting up my head, my eyes, my heart again...
Clean-sing
posted about 1 year ago | 2 comments
Cleaning out some things,
the things of myself,
i am full of wonder at the blessings, and know
what a revealing, healing passage it is to grow...
as i clean off the tables and shelves
of yesterday's thoughts and dreams,
i realize that they are n...
the things of myself,
i am full of wonder at the blessings, and know
what a revealing, healing passage it is to grow...
as i clean off the tables and shelves
of yesterday's thoughts and dreams,
i realize that they are n...
unfinished
posted about 1 year ago | 5 comments
i never knew a drawer could have energy...
a remnant of someone else's life
lingering...then again,
i should not be surprised,
this is you i am talking about...
your strength of will was notable
there, in your flannel shirts,
i felt the cold w...
a remnant of someone else's life
lingering...then again,
i should not be surprised,
this is you i am talking about...
your strength of will was notable
there, in your flannel shirts,
i felt the cold w...
Saturday Magic
posted about 1 year ago | 3 comments
Issues abound in my house
Too many to mention here
But just to mention this one...
Fire was a great fear...
So I wished upon what stars I saw
I believe in magic's authenticity
Who came to help was a very good man
Who straightened out our electrici...
Too many to mention here
But just to mention this one...
Fire was a great fear...
So I wished upon what stars I saw
I believe in magic's authenticity
Who came to help was a very good man
Who straightened out our electrici...
