Tagged: numbers

for every eighty-

for every eighty-
six trees that want to remain
grounded, there is one

that not only yearns for more
light, but will be willing to fall
.
20211105:1755
y

we will overdo

we will overdo
it – a fistful of raisins can
easily become

two, half a cup can turn into
a full cup – it’s not magic
.
20210630:1936
y

you said the river

you said the river
can heal itself if we give
it time – it’s never

a perfect formula when
variables are missing
.
20210128:2013
y

we are ninety-three

we are ninety-three
traditions away from under-
standing each other,

sixty excuses from trying,
one yield away from accepting
.
20201217:2047
y

whoever said that

whoever said that
the potato to lefse
ratio should be
five to fourteen may
not have factored in
the ones that never
made it to the table
.
20201130:1145
y

eight-hundred-sixty-

eight-hundred-sixty-
six miles away from home is
not the same as eight-

thousand miles from home – we use
language as a warm blanket
.
20200915:1821
y

every moment is

(for mom on your birthday)

every moment is
golden – on the second of
your three birthdays this

year, we celebrate the whimsy,
wind ourselves up for the third
.
20200710:2115
y

perhaps eighty-nine

perhaps eighty-nine
percent of the decisions
we make based on fear

are poor ones – knowing this and
still doing it is human
.
20200303:0707
y

for every one

for every one
individual resisting
what is, there are one
hundred and one
of the masses
willing to
wear a button
for the resistance
.
20191017:0722
y

** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: resistance

at the intersection

at the intersection
where we cross under
the b.q.e., fifty-plus
birds signaling no
stopping anytime,
fifty-plus birds
trying to shake off
the weekend
competition
.
20190224:2033
y

** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: competition