Tagged: numbers
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
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