Written Yesterday

Solstice sun still hot --
geese cross the twinkling lake,
never mind the glare.


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Old woman, rushing - -
she stops to smell a rosebush
and hurries away.

5/17/15

Redwood floors,
warm and old -- such a comfort
after cold tile!

Two Haiku

The old graveyard--
hot sun filters down
through green leaves.

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Little white fingers trace
sculpted grave statues--
filtered sunlight.


As a child, I spent at least part of my summers with my two aunts in Placerville. My favorite aunt, Annie, was very involved with a church very near an old graveyard there.  I would go over there and play, reading the stones, touching the statues, feeling the summer heat even in the shade of the trees. It was a peaceful place, with headstones and statues that were beautiful to me. 

Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope:
a way of seeing old things
in new shapes and colors.

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I was introduced to the idea of "The Kaleidoscope" for battling clinical depression and negativity by the app called "SuperBetter."  I forget about it a lot, but it's a really valuable tool when I remember to use it.

Summer sun glares down...

Summer sun glares down--
a crow hops in the shade 
of an old oak tree.