silkie warmth hovering over chicks mother hen ____________________________________________________ Congratulations on the chicks! Edgar Allen Poe is the proud strutting father; Snowy is the doting mother; and miraculously we have 5 new Chinese Silkie chicks. On Sunday Tessa went to check on Snowy who was sitting on her clutch of eggs in the coop. Well what […]
pictured a clear, straight pathway a walk in the park unseen trail may twist and turn
Hello and there you were, soft, black haired baby with closed eyes, opening mine, curled up lump of sweet smelling newness, sleeping miracle swaddled to recreate the womb that you relinquished, sadly I am sure, for what a perfect world in utero, with that heartbeat rhythm and maternal waltz, we danced, you and me, and […]
My Canadian friend, blogger and artist Benedicte Delachanal sent me a photo to inspire some poetry. Here is my poem in response. My children helped with the brainstorming! You can go to wikipedia if you want to hear the song of the cicada, but I’m sure you all know what they sound like. Song of […]
Our lady of the Rosary Our mother’s devotion to another mother’s devotion to a son crucified for us all. A garland of roses a string of prayers to Mary for her son and for her own sons. Joyful Mysteries Sorrowful Mysteries Glorious Mysteries devotion desperation flagellation conflagration she douses the flames […]
