Another bird, another bounty of color,another day dismissed for night,two more books for the brain foldscountless notions to scroll through the night.What makes the morning worth the alarm?The maybes never made,the chaos never conquered—the extraordinary monotony of living ~day crests, night falls, birds banter about the weather,and light dawnson usdeparting — to live or to … Continue reading monotony
death
blue
Sometimes we have none —nothing to say, but sayI wish you were hereWhat worlds have you graced?No words for the wonder of your life beyond Today to visit I go Miles ~ a joyto feel Kind of Blue. Hi! Check out an animation of blue bows here: @speciesofvalue. Thanks for stopping by!
eyes before talons
A red tailed hawk crashes brain firstinto the reflection of a hill — stunned ~— awoken ~— perched ~~ preyed ~free. Cycles of semblanceobstruct perspectives of truthas we slowly piece away the masks of make believe, approaching the innerborder of infinity.The eyes shout dangerlouder than talons,six two-inch warningsof the terror hiding behind shocked lids.
on wings and wonder
Sandstorm clouds hover high above the green and gracious valleys nestled between the righteous spines of mountains blessed with Nature’s orange and red undress. Leaves linger in autumn’s technicolor trance, celebrating their own death march with the warmth and gratitude of an unburdened winter. New life will rise from soil sown with the crinkled ashes … Continue reading on wings and wonder
question for you:
Do you ever feel like you need get through what you’ve been through?
In Memory
Today’s Daily is an homage to a great man who lived well and died fiercely. Jeffery Horr Johnston was born on October 5, 1951 in New Jersey. He would have turned 70 years old today, October 5, 2021. The following words were written and read at the celebration of life for Jeffery Horr Johnston on … Continue reading In Memory
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