for my love
I thought to buy
my love a gift
unique in every way.
Yet as I searched
along the shelves
Alas! I was dismayed. Read the rest of this entry »
Telling the Truth
connecting the dots of my life
Tag: Longwood Gardens
February 14, 2015
February 2, 2015
Dear Dad, I finally know why…
Dear Dad,
I finally know why I feel compelled to write these letters to you. They’re invitations to dinner! You don’t need to RSVP. I need to send the invitations.
It’s that simple. And complex. Here’s why. Read the rest of this entry »
December 27, 2014
Dear Readers | 1 Year Old Today!
Dear Readers,
One year ago today, I held my breath and hit publish for the very first time. Also one year ago, some of you started showing up for the very first time. I’m beyond grateful for your faithful reading, comments, likes, encouragement, and presence. Read the rest of this entry »
December 17, 2014
Dear Mom, It’s Christmas!
Conservatory at Longwood Gardens, Christmas 2005
Conservatory at Longwood Gardens, Christmas 2005
I’ve been listening to Christmas music and thinking about you these days. Remembering what it was like to sing together as a family during the Christmas season, with you at the piano leading us. We stood behind you, looking over your shoulder or singing from memory Read the rest of this entry »
December 4, 2014
Dear Mother, Mom, Eileen,
Monarch at Longwood, August 2014
Guess what I’m writing about? Your name!
I never understood why my father insisted on being called ‘Daddy’, or why he insisted that I call you ‘Mother’! I wonder what you wanted to be called. Read the rest of this entry »
November 11, 2014
Day of Remembrance
Taking the day off to remember and give thanks
for the pain-filled beauty and richness of life sacrificed at great cost.
Elouise
© Elouise Renich Fraser, 10 November 2014
Photo by DAFraser, September 2004
September 10, 2014
The Shepherdess
Simple elegance
Strong body
Sun bonnet
casts shade over
tumbling tresses
Hint of smile
Head turns slightly
Eyes averted
Basket of posies
loops gracefully
around bare forearm
Sweet dress
swirls gently over
exposed ankles
Feet clad in
flat slippers
firmly grounded
Left arm cradles
shepherd’s crook
worn and ready
at her side
Beware wolves
in shepherd’s clothing
© Elouise Renich Fraser, 4 September, 2014
Photo credit: DAFraser
Statue stands in the Main Fountain Garden of Longwood Gardens, PA
Telling the Truth 