By Island Life

The city supports the arts, and yet often the city stifles the creativity needed for the arts. But what if the space for dreaming is not too far away . . .

city skyline
separated from the bustle
by island life

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robin
a story to tell
in song

voices

from a lifetime

who am I

snow mixed with rain

winter coat in

april

exile or home

is this the place

my heart knows

video chats

a visit without

the travel

Spaghetti Twirls

The two of us together for meals and for life. One controlling the bits that don't fit the stereotype with a knife, the other trying to adapt to what is before us.

cloth napkin
spread on my lap
spaghetti twirls

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hallelujah

Jesus Christ arose

hope remains

icu nurse

working hospital wide

covid-19

scattered purple

periwinkle grows

after the rain

sparrow song

the dark of early

morning

comfortable shoes

journeying as a way

of life

With Memories

The caterpillar crawls ever so persistently through its season of groundedness.

tenth year attending . . .
even the slow adds up
with memories

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hosanna!
singing a song that
celebrates

sparrows twitter

and blue jays squawk

not quite silence

dee-dee-dee

a flit ahead guides

my path

pray

phone in my

visit

good friday

plans to share of death

with hope

The Horse Stands Close

Was it an argument that had silenced but not defused? Or was it just agitation within my own mind and heart? I really don't remember now all these years later, but I do remember a visit to the petting zoo on the island that settled my spirit because Duchess, the retired police horse, came to stand near me and stayed there focused on me even as others tried to get her attention.

words
stir up frenzy
the horse stands close

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most places closed

a walk in the woods

now popular

mismatched socks

will I ever make

the same sock twice

walking sticks

a familiar path

in the woods

teddy bear

a child pulls close for

a cuddle

sunshine

a daily walk absorbs

spring