My journal of big words and pretty pictures
I rescue turtles. To dodge wandering terrapins, I will skid to a stop on the side of the road, often with little to no warning for any motorists behind me. I can only hope these same motorists won’t run over me or the shelled reptile I’m attempting to save. Lately though, on my morning walks, … Continue reading Turtle rescues
For some inexplicable reason little kids love to smash pennies. Flatten them into hot, thin wafers embossed with images from vacation spots around the country... maybe even the world. They whine for two quarters and the shiniest, newest one-cent coin from their parents, only to mutilate them with a few cranks of a massive rolling … Continue reading Childhood relics
Forty pound alarm Blasting at Butt Crack ‘O Dawn There’s no snooze button
A field of asphalt stretching for miles Pungent scent of hot petroleum in stagnant summer air Unwelcoming, harsh and unyielding An oasis of green, lost upon the black pitch Faint perfume, clean, crisp balsam Reminiscent of fall, sweet and soothing
A lazy summer day, Lulled by salt air breezes. Adrift on a sea of dreams, Somewhere between real and make-believe. Reluctant to break the spell.
One day you will take my heart completely, and make it more fiery than a dragon. Your eyelashes will write on my heart the poem that could never come from the pen of a poet.” ~ Jalal ad-Din Rumi This week I hiked around Rocky Bayou State Park almost every day. The dragonflies were swarming … Continue reading Imagine dragons
Thin spiral notebook 