Roll on

The sea
icy, green/blue/creamy
tumbling into
eternity.

Why does it
inspire
cleanse
forgive
strengthen
soothe
comfort?

I remember
my teachers
taking erasers
we had clapped clean
and smoothing away
from the board
every word,
every speck of chalk
and starting a fresh sentence.

Home again,
I begin.

so rare

On this glorious afternoon laced with high blue heavens and greenery as I walked by the benches that line the edge of the lake, the only person in sight was a frail elderly gentleman on the last bench, who saluted me smartly and said, "Good afternoon, my dear, I would stand up but I'm just too damn old!" I sang a cheery "absolutely not, enjoy your day " as I kept on striding through the golden light. Now I wish I had stopped for a chat. How often does one meet gallantry at the edge of a Tuesday afternoon?

Over the rainbow

More music musings!

My husband helped me set up a Spotify account and honestly, I've known about this for years and never acted upon it - why?? Now, at the push of a button I have humming through my ears Leonard Cohen, Mozart, Enya, Statler Brothers, Robert Shaw, Willie Nelson, Brubeck, Kris Kristofferson, Norah Jones, Eva Cassidy.....on to the end to the sea. Every song I've ever adored I pull into my soul and sing, dance, weep.

Much as I sigh about technology's bite out of our lives, this is one aspect that keeps layering beauty upon beauty on my soul.