Tagged: growth

etrog marmalade

etrog marmalade
happening on the stove this
morning, countless seeds

collected in a bowl, waiting
for some kind of impossible
.
20230108:1230
y

curiosity –

curiosity –
discovering that there is
more to discover
.
20220329:2026
y

not seeing eye to

not seeing eye to
eye on everything gives rise
to discomfort and

growth – let us start here so that
we have a destination
.
20220226:2106
y

i don’t understand

i don’t understand
this yet, but i want to, i don’t
understand this yet,

but i want to, i don’t under-
stand this yet, but i want to
.
20220219:1237
y

perhaps six out of

perhaps six out of
eight children grow up in the
shadow of a tall

tree, perhaps more – see us twisting
towards our own slivers of self
.
20220208:1444
y

let us become a

let us become a
little less self-conscious day
by day, sweat it out
.
20220105:2248
y

cutting back winter’s

cutting back winter’s
bamboo to make room for growth –
spring has a funny

way of saying hello, armed
with snow, rain, shears, and shovel
.
20210328:2127
y

watching scallions grow

watching scallions grow
tall by the windowsill – signs of
life in quarantine
.
20210208:1922
y

if we had wings, we

if we had wings, we
would still make some excuse one
way or another –

let us be more like new growth,
come hell or high water
.
20200720:2053
y

yesterday, seven

yesterday, seven
grape tomatoes
appeared on
the vine – still,
no sign
of rhubarb
.
20200718:0730
y