I watched a squirrel groom her fluffy tail then scratch hyperspeed, her hind leg thwack-thwack-thwack against her side We were alone by the monument, two mammals feeling the sun on our faces in February Holding our breaths that the winter had fled for good - for now
introspection
end of isolation
For the past two weeks it's just been Daniel and me. And it's nice to spend time together - to work and read and relax in the same room for hours on end - but almost everyone else left town and you kind of feel like you're holed up in a room the size of … Continue reading end of isolation
“your life is hidden with Christ”
Wrapped in your own appendages Fetally bowed: Warm, blind, elastic Gently burrowed Swaddled, Swallowed. By the soft skin of Your mother’s fluid Arms Under brown earth Under dragging feet, under The whimpers and Shouts and snarls Of Toil. Your heart beats loud With the hum of Happy Solitude. Awaking then to Endless, White, Blankness (here, … Continue reading “your life is hidden with Christ”
Leah Wise 