Is this progress,this decision to uproot,cast possessions aside,free ourselves of ties? Can his dependency,my dependency, endurethe transition, releasedfrom former justifications? We are companionsembarking on adventure,companions retiring pastlies, redefining possibility Or, is this more of the same,artfully camouflaged –a continuance of flightfrom tyrannical origins? The paths behind are jagged,wrought with rocks and crevicesand scarred riddles, and […]
One more trainand she’d be awayfar enoughto lose him Scavenged in her bagsearching for a ticketand courage…could use a dose of courage Thought of her motherhow torn up she’d be;of her sister, confinedto long-term care Call for boarding and a decision –neck smarting fromlast confrontation He wielded his handslike weapons. his wordslike knives – her […]
I fear the denouement –the moment of reckoningwhen the winding pathunravels; when intentions,transient at best, revealthemselves as common liesand soul crumples before lightrecognizing this is not the end. (Tuesdays, I borrow from Twitter @ Vjknutson. Image my own.)
One Woman's Quest II 
I hope you will be able to be together, safely! I love your Santa Christmas ornament!
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Thanks Eugi!
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Wishing you healthy happiness … however the logistics materialize! What a delightful Santa ornament – is he as soft to the touch as I’m imagining?
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He is carved from wood, I think. Thanks Jazz. Hope you have a good one.
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I hope you can share Christmas with your sweet and most thoughtful family. I am on my way to see mine. Masked and fingers crossed. 🙂
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Enjoy, Andrea. Breathe in all that preciousness.
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Oh I am. Everything else – all the worry – just melts away.
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I hope you will–if it can be done safely.
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Thanks Tanja. We do too!
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How lovely that your granddaughters were able to decorate for you.
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It really was sweet. They are five and nine.
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I’ll bet they did a sparkly good job.
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We’re all back on the merry go round! Nice that your granddaughters decorated,
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Yes we are! We’re dubbing this the perfectly imperfect Christmas.
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It is that!
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