Seasons change and come and go The years roll by faster and faster Nothing is slowing down the rollercoaster Plunging through depths of desire and ire Need to hold onto the rails and stifle the screams Oil the seats yet bolt them down Lickety split goes the story […]
I’m always a little sad when summer is over. It means I get to see my baby son a little less as he has to do that school thing. He just started 6th grade and his complaints have been endless. He was quite offended that they gave him […]
It was just the last weekend of the summer. Ostensibly. sure we have a few more weeks until Autumn. But we all know that once labor day is here, it is all over. Sigh. I feel a bit depressed now. I hate when I do that to […]
Admittedly, I have been a bit down lately. I’ve been down in the dumps. There have been so many horrific things being reported on in the media, so much heartbreak in world events, and just a ton of sad things occuring in my life. A girl, even […]
Winterfylleth: A Jasper-like month of Speckled Masks An Odd Ode to October The month of October is along winding road. It is a bit like jasper –spotted and speckled. It is a month of varying colors as it marches towards the oncoming frost. Professionally, it is a […]
The pastel harvest of Autumn: Enjoy the softness, sedateness, and sanity We are surrounded and embedded within a color spectrum. Colors talk to us and we use colors to talk out loud and shout out (or perhaps whisper) our emotional states. Pastels in their softness and sense of […]
Autumn is almost here: The air may be turning crisp but my heart is warmed over In the wildly disturbingly awesome movie classic Apocalypse Now, there is the oft-repeated quote of “I love the smell of napalm in the morning.” It is a quote that shows how the […]
You came in a hurry leaving me in a haze Your forget-me-nots not withstanding Your tongue, the color of sapphire Tastes of the looming beer garden You embody the seven sins But you are looked after by the Vulcan god You celebrate the deeds of Michael the […]