2 shoes
1 black cat
1 cozy pillow
1 monster doll
1 chocolate bunny with it’s head eaten off
someone has been here
left their mark
ready for backyard movie night.
—
“every day in every way we are leaving our mark.”
-rachel bermingham
Jul5
Jul4
on the fourth.
“when picking a leader, choose a peacemaker.
one who unites, not divides.
a cultured leader who supports the arts and true freedom of speech, not censorship.”
-suzy kassem: rise up and salute the sun
u.s.a.
—
image credit: hawaii state bar association, peace resource project
Jul3
just perfect.
f sees how he measures up to the footprints he’s happened upon.
—
“if there are kids who want to follow in my footsteps,
i’d say that my shoe size is too big for them to fill,
but their shoe size is just perfect.”
-queen latifah
Jul2
scrutiny.
prince,
the cat of the house
where I am housesitting
does not settle for an easy way out
pushes for me to move ahead
and subjects my puzzle solutions to close scrutiny.
—
“close scrutiny will show that most ‘crisis situations’
are opportunities to either advance, or stay where you are.”
-maxwell maltz
Jul1
melt.
“ice cream — the great melter of all resolve.”
~dr.idel dreimer
Jun30
welcome.
grandie j welcomes the summer rain
on a hot day in detroit
—
‘like a welcome summer rain,
humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air and you.”
– langstpn hughes
Jun29
sword.
a sword at rest found among the garden
—
“i believe in everything until it’s disproved.
so i believe in fairies, the myths, dragons.
it all exists, even if it’s in your mind.
who’s to say that dreams and nightmares
aren’t as real as the here and now?”
― john lennon
Jun28
impression.
walking on the sidewalk
finding imprints
left behind by leaves
on what was once wet cement
–.
“It’s not the impression you make, it’s the impression you leave.”
-marlyn schwartz, author
Jun27
what people do.
“the most important thing on earth is for all of us to make this sentence true:
compassion is what people do.”
-glennon doyle melton
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image credit: interfaith council for peace and justice, washtenaw congregational sanctuary
Jun26
grandma or google.
-prince william
