Today, I felt like green. Green polkadots. Green stalks. Green eye shadow. Broccoli and peas. Vibrant green. Promise of a future. Green for good luck. But no green of jealousy. It’s odd and amazing to feel a color. To pick a color for the day eay in the […]
What to make of random events and sightings? Shrug. Accept them. Give them meaning. Discount them. My mom believed everything had meaning. Everything was a symbol. For everything, there was a sign. I used to laugh at her propensity for uber-symbolism. However, I was steeped in it. And, […]
A hippety bop snd a hippety boop No mouse stood up on the clock But night time, it was Till the morning sun came up But, the sun went into a deep slumber And, a shockwave tore asunder The pretty flowers stopped blooming Dopamine was shattered in the […]
Throughout the course of life we take a lot of hits. Sadly, even from birth life can be tough and battering. It can feel as if we’re in a rickety lifeboat being battered about in a big storm. One storm after another. Yet, one can survive them for […]
It’s almost midnight. And, rather unexpectedly I started humming to myself the song Midnight Train to Georgia. I have never really listened to the song. I just did in order to see what my humming was about. That song is actually rather sad about shattered dreams and returning […]
Every year there’s a word that stands out. Maybe a few. And they compete to be the word of the year. Just like Time Magazine names a person of the year. I suppose it’s an honor to be named such a person. I wouldn’t mind being named person […]
To hope for hope. Is that a bad thing? Hope is eternal, or so they say. People often encourage others to not lose hope. However, hope can turn to despondency when hope is a time thief. You wait and wait. Then there’s no relief. Yet, giving up on […]
There are moments where I have a little chuckle when someone says that tomorrow they will get something done. We’ve been waiting weeks but tomorrow will be the day. Delay tactics we’ve all experienced them. There are times, however, when tomorrow is not so much a delay tactic. […]
It’s the beginning of the week and the world is in tumolt. School will be starting soon, if not already. Countries are flailing. We can give in to the chaos or remain calm, steady and clinging to hope. For it is a small world. It’s a world of […]
A little razzle dazzle A bit of paprika and safron Tap and line dance Swing and sing The masks bite our tongue But are eyes are sparkling If you let them