For the past of two days,
I’ve encountered the question,
What’s Next?
four times, in various ways.
Of course, this is not the first time
I’m hearing these words together or separately,
but this is the first time the question
stood like a peacock in my mind
opening it glorious feathers
spreading its ornamental blue,…
I was strolling through an antique shop
a few weeks back
when I spotted a tiny book
— the size of my palm—
on the shelf of a dollhouse.
The title—
The Embrace—
caught my eyes
and I pulled the tiny book from the shelf with my fingers.
I flipped to a random page and…
Silhouette in the morning, Jamaica
“Where am I?”
my inner voice asked.
Don’t get me wrong, friends
I know where I am physically.
I’m standing at the kitchen sink
gazing out the window.
On the right of my periphery
there is a basil plant
I carried inside a few weeks back
when close-to-freezing temp
threatened to
flash-freeze the…
I think of each year as
a large wicker basket,
woven with strands of love,
given to me
to fill with
intangible gifts.
I think of each month,
as a a garden--
one I walk through
swinging my basket by my side and
stopping in each month to fill
it with moments and experiences …
At twilight
I rolled up my leggings
Inched my feet into the sea
And sauntered to meet the sunrise.
I stood in the glow of it
And let my skin steep in the
the new light.
Walking
At noon
I ordered a pina colada,
Hubby ordered a beer
We sat at the tiki bar
Watched our…