Blustery winds gust, Daring me to retreat home. Bundled, I persist.
A sick day in bed – Clouds floating by my window, And clouds stuff my head
Bodies buried deep in blankets, tissues and coughs, This hushed and sick house.
Last little snow mound Unmelting, dirty, and gray Stubbornly solid.
Plastic bags aloft, Urban flocks spiraling up, lift towards the sky.
Art and politics Will walk together only if we move with open hearts,
Such visions we see When we at last lift our eyes from tasks that weigh us.
This picture was inspired by an article I read about an artist who takes pictures of clouds and draws whimsical drawings over them.I loved the idea and have started doing it myself. Such a good way to take a little brain break sometimes.
Solid in my hands, Warmth passing from tea to mug to me morning tea grounds me.
Open and inhale Little Free careworn pages The sweet smell of books.
Cool weather bike rides These are days I like living. Perfect balanced joy.
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We put up our Christmas tree this week, something that takes several days to complete. We get the tree one day. Then the lights go on, often when the tree comes home, but sometimes not. Then the ornaments go on. Then a few days later we remember to put the ornaments from our wedding on.
Most of our ornaments come from the Husband’s family. My late mother-in-law loved Christmas ornaments, and the Husband and his sister would get a new ornament every year. When my in laws passed away, we inherited all the ornaments, mostly because his sister lived abroad and it would have been difficult to get the ornaments to her. We have two large bins of ornaments and they run the gamut from classic balls to Romulan War Ships that light up.
The process has not been with not without its casualties. The baby managed to break at least three ornaments so far. I hate that the breakage happens, but I suppose banning kids from tree trimming is not an option.
The morning after we hung ornaments, the five year old said to me: “Decorating the Christmas tree is an activity for everyone, not just grown ups. That’s why the Christmas tree has high branches and low branches!”
I love his five year old brain.
Three Haikus from This Cold week:
Waiting for the bus 4pm. Winter dusk brings Moonrise and pink skies.
“Can you touch the sky?” He asks of the bare tree limbs Poking at the clouds.
Drafty door, splinters. It’s a little bit broken, Pieces we call home.
