Our calling

The seasons of the heart,
aged like a fine wine,
embracing ones soul with a
gentle warmth.

Through the eyes,
one reads their life,
with subtle hesitation,
as the mind locates the chapter...

A slight shake of the head,
acknowledges the recall...
No more words,
are longer spoken,
Sharpness dulls the pain.

Today's thoughts 6-8-08

Hi everyone,
Hope your enjoying your Sunday.
I was up early working on my garden.
It's coming along.
My squash, cucumbers, all color peppers,
are growing like lightening.
I'm so excited. Another way to save on money.
Grow your own!
It's just another way to be creative.
My fellow friend to be, over at (Sweet Home and garden Chicago)
has so much to offer on her blog.
You guys should check it out when your browsing.
It's a well put together site.
Amazing pictures of flowers, other surprises to be found in your gardens.
pictures of trips etc. go look!
Just a warm welcoming site, check it out.
I'll see you back here, stay tuned.

Choices

Time is of the essence,
we hold in our hands,
mold to the moments,
and cherish who cares

Artist's dream

In the eyes of the beholder,
it came to me,
Through a series of paintings,
The artist spoke to me.

Simply, deliberately,
revealing his thoughts...
his passions arose in me.

My senses were alive,
thirsting for the next,
I close my eyes and rest,
my soul has now been quenched.

copyright 6-28-05

First year, second year, plus

I'm still trying to put my lawn and garden together.
I bought my house a little over two years ago.
You would never know it.
It takes a lot of time doing it yourself.
There's the planning, design, and the list goes on.
Not to mention the financial investment.
Though it's all worth it, it takes a lot out of you.

I love it when I've accomplished a project.
It is rewarding to drive pass and see what you've done.
But it will be a long while before it's where I want it to be.

I have stumbled upon a few different blogs
that are garden people. Really interesting sites that
should be checked out. Such as Sweet home and Garden Chicago.
Also another is; My Chutney Garden.
Really well done. Helpful tips etc.

So you see, it's well worth the effort to check out other people's blogs.
You never know what you might find.
Even if it doesn't interest you at the moment,
you never know about later...
There's a lot of interesting stuff out there.
Oh yeah..well starting with mine of course.
You have to keep coming back, things are always changing.
See you on my blog!

High prices everywhere

Yikes!
Seriously people, talk about getting burned...
This gas situation is so out of control.
Everywhere, everything has raised prices.
All the everyday things we all need, five dollars or more.

Forget about eating healthy! it cost more to eat healthy,
then to eat fast foods or go out.
Just like the gas, twenty dollars use to fill my tank.
Today, twenty dollars doesn't buy me more than
a bag of lettuce, one tomato, a cucumber, some wraps,
small bag of grapes, cheese.

I saw a guy in the supermarket today,
his basket was more than overflowing, top and bottom.
one small child by his side, and another "newborn" in his arms.
Who knows how many more at home.
Can you imagine that food bill.
Everyone looked on in amazement.
Probably thinking, God bless him, glad it's not me.

It doesn't matter how much money you make, it's the supply and demand
thing.. we just can't keep a good balance.
With these prices, continuing to go up on EVERYTHING!
There will never be a "comfortable" point to be.
So kiss that raise goodbye. Thought you finally had something
extra...ha..
Not going to happen.

Feel free to voice your opinion.

Todays thoughts..5-31-08

I'm sure you can relate,
Those times when we get
lost inside ourselves...
The days are long,
the nights are short, the stress is high, the answers fly...

We take things out on the ones we care about the most.

Supply and demand
don't seem to balance.
We can't see clearly,
what lays before our eyes.
Our hearts are heavy, our smiles are gone.

All in the course of a day.
what's wrong?

Strength in believing

Wishing wells were meant for wishing,
but do they all come true...

It's not a game,
this is for keeps,
Our vulnerability,
we care not to share,
Less it makes us weak...

When all else fails,
There's always hope..
All our unanswered prayers.

Wishing wells,
run deep,
Connecting our souls in sleep,
Answers prevail within our dreams,
Allowing us more wishes...

Stowe Vermont Mountain

I found this pond,
the size of a lake,
nestled up high, in a mountain top.

I climbed and I climbed and I climbed,
Although I made many stops along the way,
to breathe and take in the view,
I thought I wasn't going to make it...

Passers by,
On their journey down,
urged me to continue on,
I climbed till I was ready to quit,
2000 feet or more upon this mountain top,
This ice cold pond,
enveloped me.

I swear it could have been a lake,
Was it worth the trip?
yes, as I urged the passers by...

A Season

A single leaf,
Expressing death,
Retires it's change of term...

For anyone who has visited my site recently,
I apologize for lack of update.
I was on vacation for awhile,
and chose not to use any forms of communication.
Had a great time, but now, back to business.

Stay tuned for new posts, and hope
to see you all checking it out...
stay cool...

Finding Revelation

There are times,
when the silence
is louder than the words...

What you hear,
is different from what
you see..

We contemplate,
we weigh through,
We struggle with a word or two..

We close our eyes,
exhale our minds,
hoping to find something new..

But when the silence,
shadows us..
We're far from being through.

M and J

I love you as deep..
as the depths of the sea,
as high as my eye can see,

My sugar plum,
and shortcake,
Prevail your innocence with glee..

How you steal my heart,
when you look at me,
That life that you bring,
overwhelms ..
of once I only dreamed...

When age took a better part of me,
bestowed upon an honor,
I cannot believe..
How precious you are to me.

Opening your heart

Love can be a paragon
of illusion,

A barricaded wall
of intrusion,

A tight rope of indurance,

An emotion one
nourishes with experience,

A period of trial and error,

Love can be a bond,
if we let it be...

Survival

Within your eyes,
I sometimes see,
The pain and the hurt,
the emotional defeat..

Straining to keep,
the tears from falling,
you choose not to speak.

You radiate a special strength,
a strength one endures from deep
within the soul.

When darkness is the only light
your sight can see,
When silence echos across the walls,
from which your heart has fallen from.

1985