clear titmouse whistles
clear titmouse whistles
melt icy morning silence—
warm forecast of spring
* * *
© Elouise Renich Fraser, 31 January 2015
Photo and birdsong credit: www. birdwatchersdigest.com
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February 1, 2015
January 29, 2015
low afternoon sun
low afternoon sun
illuminates interior–
hushed benediction
* * *
It’s October 2012. My husband and I are with a couple of family members. It’s late afternoon. We’re walking back from the beach to the parking lot, on a trail through Oswald West State Park. We pass trees in multiple configurations–from straight and upright to bent or twisted. Many are covered with moss from thick fog that rolls in from the Pacific Ocean.
We pass several trees with hollowed-out space at the base of the trunk. Some have twisted roots with pockets of air where the earth has eroded. The trees reach high toward the sky, seeking light. They seem to have been around for centuries, adjusting to the dim, seemingly haunted environment.
We’ve walked a good distance from the shoreline, away from rolling surf and the muffled sound of human voices. Evening approaches. The air takes on a hushed, cathedral-like quality. Late afternoon sun filters into usually darkened spaces, and offers a silent benediction.
© Elouise Renich Fraser, 28 January 2015
Photo Credit, DAFraser, October 2012
Oswald West State Park, Oregon
January 28, 2015
Dear Mom, Here’s a haiku. . .
mother and babies
make their way through grass and weeds
one step at a time
* * *
Dear Mom,
Here’s a haiku I wrote just for you! Read the rest of this entry »
January 27, 2015
Dear Dad, About those ‘letters’…
Bearded cacti in Silver Garden
Longwood Gardens PA
Dear Dad,
About those ‘letters’ I mentioned in my last letter (no pun intended!)…
Here they are: Read the rest of this entry »
January 26, 2015
aging trunk
aging trunk bends low
strong lateral supports fruit
birthed of long labor
* * *
No, you’re not seeing double. Read the rest of this entry »
January 26, 2015
Dear Dad, Here’s an idea…
Pomegranate in Bonsai Garden,
Longwood Gardens
Dear Dad,
Here’s an idea I had today. I was trying to figure out how, at our ages, I would like to begin a conversation with you. So I had this wild idea, based on my experience with the other main man in my life, my husband. Read the rest of this entry »
January 25, 2015
sweet sound of heartbeat
sweet sound of heartbeat
first song of white-throat sparrow
silent break of day
* * *
Thank you for this gift–
another day of rest.
*
© Elouise Renich Fraser, 25 January 2015
Photo credit: http://www.birds.audobon.org via internet search
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January 23, 2015
Dear Dad, I’ve been thinking….
Dear Dad,
I’ve been thinking about you a lot this week. Wondering about things that happened and didn’t happen. Wondering what it would be like if….
Actually, I got to the ‘what if’ stage just about an hour ago. Read the rest of this entry »
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