The above photo is one of many my son, Jesse Crossman, has taken. He has the eye and heart of a lover of nature and all things beautiful. I am honored to share the photo, as I am to share him with the world. I am honored to be the mother of children who pay deep attention to this sacred and special world and time. There is much grief, loss, and sadness to hold, yet if our moments can also be touched by one another, we can know we aren't alone; together, the weight of all things can be lifted toward the light. xo
Friday, December 1, 2023
The above photo is one of many my son, Jesse Crossman, has taken. He has the eye and heart of a lover of nature and all things beautiful. I am honored to share the photo, as I am to share him with the world. I am honored to be the mother of children who pay deep attention to this sacred and special world and time. There is much grief, loss, and sadness to hold, yet if our moments can also be touched by one another, we can know we aren't alone; together, the weight of all things can be lifted toward the light. xo
October 2023
October arrived in many ways : Tears in unexpected places at unexpected times
: There were holes in the morning glories : The window screens, and my heart
Not one thing caused any of these incidents: It was a season of too much
: Heat and hatred, death and dying, angst and anger, rain and rage
What do we call it now : Autumn, the letting go, the dead leaves underfoot
: The knowing, the laying down of darkness, the silent way it arrives
Hold tight dear heart : Courage is within
xo
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
November 2023
Sometimes, the only thing bigger than a sky
is the moment we remember it's there;
holding space, ever-changing, always shifting.
***
There was a time: Most of my life
I considered the sky to be blue, grey, or dark
but dark meant sleep, and grey meant sad,
and blue was a Crayola crayon.
Blue was ocean, river, morning
then my firstborn's eyes
and that's when the sky flew open
and I knew I'd never be able
to see it how it had once been.
xo
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
August 2023
Tomorrow is Dad's Birth Day
he isn't here to celebrate
so many times and places
I miss him; he's in my bones
I know little of cellular invasion
the parts of me I shared with Mom
I know more about DNA and fusion
but still so very little, tiny like
the start of me, Dad playing his part
the joining of bodies and the magic
that made me whole, hopefully
But still, Dad is missed
xo
Monday, July 3, 2023
July 2023
it's hot and humid
there are smells leftover from the dogs who died years ago
the towels are damp, and it's hard to pull on a pair of jeans
but we say it was a long winter and carry-on, and marvel
at trees laden with fat, bright leaves, the rain only knocking
the blossoms and the bees as they waddle in the sweetness
it's hot and humid
and I do not like it
xo
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
May 2023
And here it is, May Day.
Soon to be Mother's Day.
A time to show the earth's abundance
in flowers and still, the skies pale & thin.
Shadows lay down in this same vein;
the vanity of being adored and celebrated
and they, too, will be cut; they will turn
themselves inside out to show you love
and to remind us everything has a season.
xo
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