Showing posts with label frost. Show all posts
Showing posts with label frost. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

quietly linger

this is positively the most beautiful natural thing i've seen

each year for Mother's day i take my mom to "the Iris Lady's"
she has a field full of irises... waving flamboyantly in the sun
and each year, my mom invites a new charmer into her own garden flock
we love this tradition
the blooms grow and divide
my mother's garden reminds of all the times we've celebrated together
someday they are to be heirlooms to the women in our family

although the magnitude of colors is overwhelmingly beautiful
a floor rainbowed with flora

subtlety and delicacy won me over with this bloom
sometimes the quiet ones are most deserving of a lingering eyes, hearts, and minds

Friday, January 21, 2011

took myself on a stroll



the saving grace of this city
is the enormous park
(which i thankfully live near)

so on my snow day
i decided to take myself on a walk
through the foot of fresh snow


an awakening cold
the sun helped legs move

in fact, the longer i was out, the warmer my body became
even warmer than being in the apartment
my warm toes and fingers reminded me
i need to move more
challenge my muscles
at least use them

a little embarrassing to admit how little i use this body
yesterday served as a reminder
for the appreciation i have to propel myself on this earth

i vow to take more strolls
increase the breaks from school and work
move

can you believe the colors of the snow before sunset?
get out there and explore

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