Where do I go now?
Where did everybody go?
Adrift in the fog.
Added by Jami Ward on March 8, 2010 at 11:30pm —
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When my middle child-a mama’s girl- started kindergarten, she clung to my waist like lichen on stone. The separation for us was painful, me leaving her, crocodile tears in her eyes, a little waif dressed in tiny jeans and a yellow shirt sprinkled with daisies. I’d done my best to prepare her. She’d been…
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Added by Dorraine Darden on March 8, 2010 at 1:20pm —
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You faded away
But left a mark on my heart:
That you-shaped scar there.
Added by Jami Ward on March 7, 2010 at 7:30am —
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It's sunny outside;
Warm, pleasant and inviting.
I'm staying inside.
Added by Jami Ward on March 6, 2010 at 11:30pm —
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Quitting cold turkey,
Moving on with a real life.
I'm done with Facebook.
Added by Jami Ward on March 5, 2010 at 7:00am —
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The next morning was sunny and bright. I slept in, which I'm prone to doing, given the opportunity. I made some coffee when I got up. Took another hot shower. (You've got to take advantage of these things when they're available). Watched cable news. There was some tragedy or another going on. I slowly got my stuff together. It always amazes me how quickly I can make a mess out of a clean room.
I called the mechanic shop. They were working on the van. I took what I had brought with me…
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Added by David Vidal on March 5, 2010 at 2:44am —
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I left but came back
Not knowing where else to go
Without my compass.
Added by Jami Ward on March 4, 2010 at 7:00am —
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I knew it would come,
This conversation of tears.
We are OK now.
Added by Jami Ward on March 3, 2010 at 7:00am —
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Whispering raindrops
Leave the cold hard concrete road
Shivering with wet.
Added by Jami Ward on March 2, 2010 at 8:00pm —
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Texas is a big state. I know that's stating the obvious. But seriously. It is. Though it's not that tall. Having grown up in the Rocky Mountains, I assure you Texas is not very tall relative to some of its neighbors. But it has tremendous girth. And one tends to feel a bit swallowed up by it.
West Texas has some mountains. Lots of dirt, too. Cattle ranches and such. After a good long while, you pass through that region of girth, and enter the hill country part. Gently rolling hills,…
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Added by David Vidal on March 1, 2010 at 11:40pm —
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Accidents happen,
But full moon in the night sky?
Badness comes in waves.
Added by Jami Ward on March 1, 2010 at 11:00pm —
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Last night, the full moon appeared like a flamboyant floodlight. It seemed to echo, "Is anyone alive down there...down there...down there? It is I, floodlight moon." It appeared close but was actually 238,857 miles away! Our eyes can play tricks on us.
Even so, they are rich visual collectors. Two blue, brown, hazel or green mini artists, taking in life portraits, freeze framing them into memory… Continue
Added by Dorraine Darden on March 1, 2010 at 6:04pm —
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