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May 19, 2009
Two Hands
Hope is
Two hands fisted,
Held before you side by side.
One caging in a wasp,
The other clasping
Butterflies.
Touch one too bold,
Provoke a sting,
Clutch the other,
You will crush,
Its wings.
Hope is holding,
Wishing with an ache,
The patient balance
Of two possible, opposing ways.
It’s to endure,
The weave of pain,
With grace,
The tension of a maybe grief,
Against a fragile, fluttering,
Faith.
May 12, 2009
Don’t worry.
After a morning of diligent work on niggling details, I drove over to one of the foothills near our house, a craggy king of a mountain named Mt. Herman. He has a fire-scarred face, knit back again with greening scrub oak and neatly planted rows of swaying blue spruce. Red dirt paths criss and cross [...]
May 9, 2009
Happy Sabbath
“You and I, each one of us without exception, can be defined as an aching need for the infinite.” -Thomas Dubay
April 30, 2009
Home and sorting…
Home to the sunny windiness (is that a word? it should be) of springtime in the mountains- one day in a black tantrum, the next in spasmodic, ebullient sunshine. I have unpacked. My laundry is NOT finished (nor is it ever really like to be). There are new bits of the world decking my walls. [...]
April 19, 2009
All good things must come to an end…
We fly out tomorrow. I’m gonna miss this place! Next stop… home!
April 18, 2009
Glimpses
I can’t even begin to think of how to describe the flood-like rush of emotion, memory, and friendship that has marked this trip. For now, I wanted to say a quick hello from Beijing, our last stop before home. Below are a few of my favorite glimpses of China. This has been a soul-expanding trip. [...]
April 4, 2009
In China!
Into the arching, criss-crossed ceilings, and echoing terminal of Beijing, we stumbled off our 12 hour plane flight, feeling that dizziness that comes from still being awake when your body has decided you’re asleep. It’s a pearly morning now and we are settled round our lovely hostess’ table with very strong coffee and bagels as [...]
March 30, 2009
Just for fun
I’ve been trying to get hold of this picture for almost a month now. It was cold, and thrilling, and amazing to be in Times Square at night. Aren’t my dad and bro cute?
