2.28.2011

Pendants


be who you are
and
say what you feel;
giving in to yourself
is
all that's really real.

2.27.2011

Gathering wishes






This morning was perfection--
gathering wishes and swimming in them, too;
hiding from a snarling ghost dog;
spying on a red-headed woodpecker;
listening to deep-throated bird-spun music--
learning, for just a few moments, how to really
b e .

2.26.2011

little tinies


drinking rainbows
and trampolining on sunsets--
their world encapsulates so much more
than our spinning turquoise globe has ever known

***


sitting in hospital rooms
and holding each others' choked back tears
i can't imagine taking this all in
without my sister bears

2.20.2011

Don't let the sun go down on me




Sunset in Hospital Room 946

Art Affair


I boo-cher ze Fwench acsent, oui?


Ze poopy en ze feet.


A bay-bee!


Ah, oui, a poo-del -- from my home country!


Oh, shaggy poopy!


Ze poopy who turned eets back on me!


Ze vweelchair poopy.


Hee-den guitar man.

World's Best Cat Litter


I had hoped the brand
World's Best Cat Litter
would live up to its name at least somewhat when we bought it,
but I must say thank you,
makers of World's Best Cat Litter,
for saving my nose's life.

Merci, merci.

2.17.2011

Pop is dead


Rejoice:

Mumford & Sons
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Marina and the Diamonds
Florence and the Machine
Cold War Kids

(who else?)