The last lingering hour before bed, stars become twinkle lights, a gentle wind dances through the darkened leaves, and you check the doors, put the house to sleep, one room and then the next, until you reach me, one candle left to extinguish, one last kiss, and we fall into dreams until morning. —C.L. Fisher,Continue reading “A Beautiful Denouement”
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Enfolded
I reach for your hand while watching our favorite movie, or when we are choosing bananas in the produce aisle of the grocery store, sometimes as we listen to the Sunday sermon, or as we drive to a family visit, and often when we are out walking our neighborhood— in the good times and theContinue reading “Enfolded”
Routine of Periwinkle
Periwinkle: I think this is a mature color — it hints of the courage and nobility of purple and rests in the tranquility and trueness of blue. I tread out of the room as lightly as possible — it is a few minutes before 4am, and I know you need more sleep after a longContinue reading “Routine of Periwinkle”
Leaf Peeping
“Every leaf speaks bliss to me.” — Emily Bronte In that funny way that some husbands have of teasing, in which my husband excels, today he calls me a peeping leaf-er, so I laugh and say he means a leaf peeper, but he knows and winks, so I tell him that I’ll wear that title proudly, asContinue reading “Leaf Peeping”
