You know those moments when God grabs your attention? Seems like it usually happens when you're not expecting it and you feel wholly unprepared. At least if you're like me. I've been in a sort of introspective mood lately anyway, just thinking about things more deeply than usual. Not depressed - just rather...pensive. And IContinue reading "He whispers, “I love you.”"
Poem: Maybe
I wrote this poem as part of the 2011 Poem-A-Day challenge in April. 4/11/2011 Maybe today I will stoppicking at the crumbly, dark scabson these ragged wounds.Maybe I will draw backthe shades to the shadowy inside,let the liquid light deluge me,and choose to see through the bleeding tears.Maybe today I will trust. Maybe—just maybe—I’ll pickContinue reading "Poem: Maybe"
Poem: Modern Superman
I finally got around to writing a poem last month that I'd been meaning to write since last fall in a poetry project on CleanPlace, the online writer's forum I'm part of. One week, the prompt was: "Write a poem that responds to a song. Do not quote the song! Write about how YOU respondContinue reading "Poem: Modern Superman"
Fifteen feet from a fox
About a month ago, I stood within about fifteen to twenty feet of a wild fox behind my backyard during a snowstorm — the closest I'd ever come to one of those sleek, elusive creatures, even though many of them live in my neighborhood. That afternoon, I went to let our two smaller dogs, CharlieContinue reading "Fifteen feet from a fox"
End of an era
Last winter, I drove our vacuum cleaner that was just about as old as me down to Goodwill to be donated. Here is my little brother standing beside it just before I loaded it into the car. It might sound silly, but I was felt kind of sentimental about donating it. I have many memoriesContinue reading "End of an era"
Eleanor Skelton 