You can never get a good cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me. — C.S. Lewis The north wind advanced changing the edge of our season — autumn’s true fall, the covering of summer’s sun by the blustering wind that somehow settles us to cozy feelings, and I holdContinue reading “Cozy Feelings”
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Small Acts
And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly. —Romans 12:8 I saw this little tuft of sunshine in a tiny garden, a place I know well, a place that knows my shadow, and I waited after giving the roots a drink, I always like to wait and see theContinue reading “Small Acts”
Resting Season
“The heart of autumn must have broken here and poured its treasure upon the leaves.” — Charlotte Bates I wait for that day, the true break, when autumn scatters her fiery tears, releasing her full flung beauty in a mass of golden treasure that heaps at the feet of bare- limbed trees, and that northerlyContinue reading “Resting Season”
What Lingers
God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December. — James M. Barrie Memories can attach to a cello note, cling to walls, reside in the folds of a loved one’s clothes, or embed into a flower’s essence, time suspended in a rose. —C.L. Fisher, October 2021 Unless otherwise indicated, all writingsContinue reading “What Lingers”
Familiar Rhythms
After a trial, once the storm has passed, those hours after your heart has been beating so fast, in the still-falling hush once you can breathe again, you find solace in the simplest gifts, the quiet of evening, your own favorite chair, the way sunset casts light through a parted curtain, and you settle intoContinue reading “Familiar Rhythms”
What October?
I forgot it was October, the day opened bright and warmed past most September highs, and I thought we were back in July, the summer just beginning its final act, the long sun-days that stretch into tomorrow, but November will arrive, settle the sunny- blue into a cool-gray and I’ll remember how fall teases usContinue reading “What October?”
No Goodbyes
“If there ever comes a day when we can’t be together, keep me in your heart, I’ll stay there forever.” —Winnie the Pooh We had a reception— balloons, cookies, a special cake; we signed little notes, took photos, shared reminiscences— and as I stood back in one corner to take a moment to consider howContinue reading “No Goodbyes”
A Vast Vision
The Lord merely spoke, and the heavens were created. He breathed the word, and all the stars were born. — Psalm 33:6 I turned this image upside down, imagining the clouds from heaven’s perspective and I was surprised how endless it seemed without the grounding of a horizon— my angle starting above the skyline— andContinue reading “A Vast Vision”
A Lush Life
Let the fields and their crops burst out with joy! — Psalm 96:12 A smear and dab of yellow wash begins my practice — no theme, no subject, just memory of blooms and whimsy with shape and color, and I find a stillness and peace as I fill my brush with hued water, contemplating life,Continue reading “A Lush Life”
Remembrances
Such remembrances we have…. We might mark a certain date, celebrate it every year, or keep a tattered square of cloth from a childhood quilt, or carry a frayed picture of a grandmother or cousin; we might have pressed petals, yellowing letters, or faded Christmas cards…. But sometimes we just hold intangible, precious memories inside,Continue reading “Remembrances”
Poetic Meanderings 