Plumbing the depths

January 1, 2014January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 10 Comments

She sits on the beach, gazing longingly out along the horizon. Only at sunset, sunrise breaks too early. and she hoards what sleep she can achieve. At dusk the water takes on an ebony sheen. Nothing like the crystal clear, emerald of day, where she can stand chest-deep in the waves and still see the … Continue reading Plumbing the depths

Bloom

December 30, 2013January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 30 Comments

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” ~ Anais Nin To Bloom Bravely

The pathless woods

December 26, 2013 ~ Tara R. ~ 12 Comments

There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its roar: I love not man the less, but Nature more.” ~ Lord Byron

My only prayer

November 28, 2013January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 5 Comments

If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is 'thank you', it will be enough.” ~ Meister Eckhart NaBloPoMo 28/30 Happy Thanksgiving Happy Hanukkah

Till we rise

November 21, 2013 ~ Tara R. ~ 4 Comments

We'd never know how high we are, till we are called to rise; and then, if we are true to plan, our statures touch the sky” ~ Emily Dickinson NaBloPoMo 21/30

Into the woods

November 11, 2013January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 24 Comments

Standing at the entrance to the forest, hands clasped, fingers intertwined, they both look straight ahead trying to see through the canopy to the other side. He feels her heat radiating against his arm, and she wills her heart to beat in rhythm with his. Across the threshold lies their freedom, all they need do … Continue reading Into the woods