light-hearted gusts
light-hearted gusts send
brilliant cotton clouds tumbling
across sea-blue sky
* * * * *
the storm
passed last night
today’s air is clean, strong, heady Read the rest of this entry »
Telling the Truth
connecting the dots of my life
Tag: Life
July 11, 2014
Starving for Sisterly Conversation | Part 3 of 3
January 9, 1996, 9:00pm, Philadelphia
The phone rings. Hi. It’s Diane. I’m not well – no easy way to tell you – not post-polio, but ALS – I’m going to need help, a lot of help. I hang up and go downstairs, weeping as I tell my family the news.
January 30, 1996, late afternoon, Houston
I walk off the plane and see Diane standing in front of a pillar. Small floral print on navy dress, empire waist and smocked bodice – ivory stockings – very pretty – gold chains – hair highlights in blond – stoop-shouldered and slow. Read the rest of this entry »
July 9, 2014
frozen in memory
frozen in memory
erupting without warning
dear earth gasps for air
* * * * *
haunting
sounds of
choking
escalate
no words
no breath
no time Read the rest of this entry »
June 25, 2014
silouetted high
silhouetted high
atop a bare tree the dove
coos a mourning song
* * *
non-judgmental, calm, soothing
predictable, unhurried, hypnotic
soft, clear, ubiquitous
unobtrusive, gentle, alert
present, unyielding, quiet
reassuring presence of God
in, with, above, beneath, around and for
each aching, bewildered, terrified corner of our
hope-hungry world
with its everyday heartaches, pain, despair,
starvation, contempt, betrayals,
confusion and brokenness
God,
Grant us courage
to accept and to be present, quiet hope today
as one of your creatures
in just one corner of this tired old world
you still love so much.
Amen
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Haiku written 24 June 2014
© Elouise Renich Fraser, 25 June 2014
June 19, 2014
cascading waves
cascading waves break
in calm rhythmic procession—
fiddler crabs scurry
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I loved trips to the beach on Tybee Island Read the rest of this entry »
June 12, 2014
house-bound dog
house-bound dog peers out
at park space green trees people–
front door closed locked barred
* * * * *
I grew up with a fierce need to be right,
a heavy dose of fear and Read the rest of this entry »
May 29, 2014
weeping branches
weeping branches brush
lightly against my face and
whisper sweet somethings
* * * * *
a weeping beech stands watch
near the cemetery Read the rest of this entry »
May 15, 2014
sinking daylight
sinking daylight births
spirit mist rising over
dark flowing river
* * * * *
infinitesimal
droplets Read the rest of this entry »
May 8, 2014
fledgling chickadees
fledgling chickadees
four babes outside my window
irrepressible
* * * * *
Exuberant, freedom-drunk and chirping madly
they teeter on spiny ribs beneath the canopy Read the rest of this entry »
May 1, 2014
dawn walk
dawn walk
beating heart
strong steady
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A Musical Adventure
Best performed outside in a sing-songy voice
Wearing cushioned sneakers
On any spring, summer or fall morning
Accent the first word/s of each line, two beats per line
Begin with haiku above⇑ and proceed directly to⇒ Read the rest of this entry »
Telling the Truth 