Tagged: daily post
to play the role of
to play the role of
a guest is to walk a fine
line between giving
and receiving – never arrive
or depart empty-handed
.
20211022:2011
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
sometimes you have to
sometimes you have to
get comfortable with getting
stuck in order to
become unstuck. it’s a tried
and true formula – letting go
.
20211020:1934
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
memories become
memories become
overgrown with and without
intention – the greens
become greener, weeds even
weedier – waiting to be tamed
.
20211018:2108
y
the future is a
the future is a
watercolor, we attempt
to understand its
lines, to at least see the shape
of things to come, in all the hues
.
20211017:1507
y
somehow, we are all
somehow, we are all
americans until we
are not – immigrant
solidarity has always
been this fragile, unrooted
.
20211016:1045
y
knowing when to move
knowing when to move
on is an art, is reading cues
from the air, patterns
in the light, is shrinking some
organs to make room for others
.
20211015:2052
y
mama’s miniature
mama’s miniature
roses try not to look too
enticing to the
traveling deer, blossoms under
the chinese mahogany
.
20211014:2005
y
getting to know your
getting to know your
neighbors is a slow drill – take
turns, adjust levels
of intensity, vary
durations, rest in between
.
20211013:2035
y
