Sometimes

Sometimes I do nothing all day but stare out the window and watch the garden standing still. Occasionally shifting her feet or scratching behind her ear. A sigh. A sigh. A...read more

Oracles Everywhere

You who laid an aching arm across my shoulders encouraging. Encouraging? Your face peering into mine. Asking. Was it you? A park in December. Oak trees and chimney smoke. Did you ever know anyone so lost as I was then? Lost in plain sight. When you’re lost you’re a different person. You’re a lost person who’s awake and searching. You notice things and you talk to people you’d normally ignore. There...read more

A Pleasant Soreness

by Kathleen MacGregor A pleasant soreness I am with today Reminds me of how We danced last night Under the August sky On the cool, green grass With our bare feet And flying skirts. Smell of sweat, wine and white flowers- Bats dipping into the heat Rising up from our bodies. Beautiful friends Reflecting beauty, joy Reflecting love. Even in the waves That washed over us Tumbled us. Wives of grief, of fear Husbands...read more