Child – An Unexpected Life

Defying gravity

The tide of your breath rises and falls; the ventilator, the moon, that gathers and releases it. Another night in the hospital. Me by your bed, gazing at you and remembering, as you lay sleeping and dreaming your dreams. Memories come to me in silken images. You; in navy, rubber rain boots, the blue powerContinue reading “Defying gravity”

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Love and Loss

Seeing that the last draft on this blog was in March astounds me. Even worse, I’ve published nothing here since November of 2012. I lost hope. Even as I tried to grab at the tattered remnants of the gorgeous golden thread of it, my fingers slipped. You could say it was a nervous breakdown. StrongContinue reading “Love and Loss”

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Perceptions

I spent a lot of Tuesday feeling guilty about being pampered by my sister on Monday. What a waste of time. Yes, some bad things happened while I wasn’t home, but good things happened too. That Tuesday, after many phone calls, and keeping my disabled son home from school sick, I finally got some goodContinue reading “Perceptions”