Tagged: competition
no, faith is not a
no, faith is not a
competitive sport, going
to church and saying
grace are not for checkboxes,
to resist is a practice
.
20220410:1529
y
every year, the hand-
every year, the hand-
off starts with a staring contest
and ends with a tug-
of-war – spring and winter, sibling
rivalry in all its splendour
.
20220326:1446
y
in mama’s backyard,
in mama’s backyard,
our twin dogwood trees compete
for her attention,
not unlike the way we all
light up when she turns our way
.
20220308:1948
y
step on, step off, snap
step on, step off, snap
to it, snap out of it, get
in, get out – breathe, breathe
.
20220221:2033
y
from holiday to
from holiday to
holiday to holiday,
the neighbors compete
for who leaves up their decor the
longest, who takes them down first
.
20220126:2022
y
the holidays – one
the holidays – one
more opportunity to keep
up with the Joneses
and their ninety-six indoor
christmas trees, deliver us…
.
20211211:2005
y
we climb with no real
we climb with no real
destination except we
will never reach it
.
20211111:2007
y
yes, we are in the
yes, we are in the
business of stacking up, some
hide it well, others
don’t bother – it’s all the same,
whether you admit it or not
.
20211021:2042
y
the neighbors compete
the neighbors compete
to see who is even more
ecuadorian-
american – flags waving,
pumpkins piled high, still grilling
.
20211019:1905
y
every september, our
every september, our
backyard becomes
an olympic
gymnasium, with dad
as the umpire, overseeing
guest and resident
hummingbirds
as they whip the air
to compete for the last
of the nectar, filling
up for the long
migration south
.
20210912:1930
y
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