My Funny Valentine: How Can One Day Be It?
Find awe in the idea of love and the depth of love you’re capable of giving. AND, don't wait for Valentine's Day to begin. Scroll to the bottom for a timely Aside concerning a friend.
Find awe in the idea of love and the depth of love you’re capable of giving. AND, don't wait for Valentine's Day to begin. Scroll to the bottom for a timely Aside concerning a friend.
Written for Meeting The Bar at dVerse for the patchwork PROSE prompt hosted by Laura. I’m STILL wowed at the result and will say no more.
I'm wowed and will say no more. Because how else was this supposed to go with words from literary geniuses, such as Mary Oliver & Joy Harjo? Enjoy my patchwork.
There exist no goodbyes, or tears between me and my sea only cosmic see-you-later: Pontic Sea, my shepherd, you guide & renew me through the tempests and help mend my existential crises.
My first (& second) American Sentence Poem. With scientific insight from the book, The Hidden Life Of Trees by Peter Wohlleben.
You can no longer see it, but you can feel it-- the child within. I hope the feeling is of a good memory. Like Christmas perhaps? Please read these ha'sonnets, and perhaps write one too. For your inner child.
It's cold. I send you warm thoughts to ward off the cold snap of winter.
Grandma Ami, my paternal grandmother, would be today's protagonist of the tad-bit exaggerated creative non-fiction story/poem. My gramms had good 'reasons' for loving me like she did.
The Snow Bunting arrives in Hokkaido as a winter bird, and numbers vary considerably yearly. They're normally first seen around November and stay until about the end of March. They came to my window this morning ;)
Japan celebrated its young with a national holiday. In my area, we had a pleasant halcyon day decorated by young ladies in silk kimonos and young men...
Needing a break from my 'regular' routine, I ventured south on the one sunny day we had this week. I walked on wooden boardwalk of the harborfront park, and took pictures to share with you.
From my side of the Pacific Ocean to you on the other side-- because you matter to me. Warmth in January to help ward off the winter blues.