Author: Lisa or Li

mother, grandmother, gardener, observer of nature, reader, writer, learner, bicyclist, woman who runs with the wolves, lover of music, philosophical daoist. Welcome.

POPO2023 Day 20

Georges Seurat, “Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte” Dogs teach us how to love They pull us into playing – one more time They unconditionally accept and forgive us They are grace made manifest They are loyal to us and always happy to see us All they want from us is our…

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dVerse — MTB — The Lorax* Reboot

We stand, singly or in groups, quiet but for when wind stirs us; ask nothing but that you breathe. We give shade to all but clouds, sip from aquifers and riverbeds, dialogue with fungi mat friends. We offer shelter to the feathered, furred, clawed, mirror-ball-eyed insects, reptiles; to share space. Let me repeat, we ask…

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POPO2023 Day 19

Henri Matisse, “Interior with Egyptian Curtain” Cats offer us a chance at mindfulness if one is on our lap and we choose not to read, phone surf, or stream. Instead, pet and notice her silky fur, see how her eyes close, listen to her purr as you breathe in lilacs on the breeze.

#FF — Just Different

PHOTO PROMPT © Liz Young Jeremy was born deaf. As he became self-aware, he never felt deficient, just different. Machines helped him adapt to the mainstream. College lead to a seamless transition to the world of work. Jeremy lived in a rural area and worked from home. One night he was about to shut the…

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POPO2023 Day 18

Henri Matisse, “The Pinapple” [sic] Angel Flies with One Wing Her small, gaunt white figure prays at the garden shoppe. I write her a poem. She stays with me through the weekend. Monday, I buy her; bring her home, wheel-barrow to patio, she falls. Broken, she flies with one wing.

24 SSPC 4 (2nd wk) — Cold Dew (Kanro) (Oct 8 – 22)

finch bob on thistle pecking dashed brown seeds, chirping in warm autumn wind nothing alive feels worried just joy with every breath kigo: (thistle) seeds, (warm) autumn wind Tanka form top image link bottom image link note:  plants breathe too! Colleen Chesebro is the host of Tanka Tuesday.