image link There are several mentor essays I could write, from the perspectives of being a mentor, being a mentee, and from observing mentoring relationships. The one being chosen today is the freshest in my mind. I’ve watched Showtime’s, 8-season Dexter, from beginning to end once so far and have purchased the series. I’ve watched…
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.
Tangerine from Encomium for Led Zep
I bought Encomium* when it was released, in 1995. The cover kind of freaked me out, as there is a sinister aspect to it. Maybe the marketers wanted something to catch the shoppers’ eye on the shelf? For diehard fans of Led Zep, no such parlor trick is needed. Over the years, Encomium has been…
Gloss
This year I participated in our local library’s first ever implementation of a seed bank. They took those gorgeous wooden cabinets that held the cards people could use to find books and now use a computer screen instead and turned it into being a keeper of seed packets. They communicated with heirloom seed companies and…
Imperious
image link He surveys his domain with pale, baleful eyes, head jerking here and there at every shift in wind and sky, ready to rip and tear. He struts from end to end, fluffed feathers, comb flapping to and fro, confirming the scope of his harem, crowing with every fiber of his ten-pound body. They,…
Verdant
image link Sister sun, in her unwitting benevolence, sends waves to us. Her gifts travel years, until they reach our outstretched arms. We welcome her bountiful strands of liquid gold, take them into our bodies, now shining, verdant; breathless, as we exhale to share our gifts with the world. word of the day link
Gaslighter
image link An orange billboard, festooned with strands of yellow straw, designed to swivel on a point greased with rancid lard. Gaslighter * He tweets it out at night The mean and callous type Something’s new, always different from before. Judging and spinning Ooh, maga’s cheer and lefties running for the door He flips the…
Don’t Talk to Strangers
image link Today, I took a 2-hour bike ride. I passed several people along the way. Most were also on their bikes; some were in their yards. As Mr. Rogers would say, it was, “a beautiful day in the neighborhood.” – I said hello to anyone close enough and looking my way. Only a few…
