…soul is the delicate yet durable cloth woven …
We have entered into what many refer to as the “thin” time of year. As we cross into the Fall season, marked by fewer hours of daylight and sometimes cooler temperatures, many witness the dazzling vibrancy of colors in leaves as the trees are signaled to cease their chlorophyll production. …
A wind blew through yester evening
Spreading leaves
And dropping the mood
Seeds planted in Fall
Broad strides on strong tears
A brother up to mischief
A niece who wants to live
What else is change
There’s movement in the bushes
Birds playing with the sky
Hide and seek
And ye shall find
Lovely October breath
Reminding that life falls
In bracing coolness
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So, it happened at the close of a very hot last day of June, that I found myself surveying the garden dedicated to my parents, lovingly known as Mom and Dad’s garden. The back of the garden is lined by a white picket fence that separates our yard from the neighbors. …
It was a windy Sunday morning on North 8th street. The weather was beaming in beauty. Spring was well under way outside. Troy’s hospital bed was situated such that he could see out the windows in the back bedroom onto the backyard.…