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  • SLEEPWALKERS

    SLEEPWALKERS

    I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. — William Wordsworth How alone do you feel on the island you live? How often do… Continue reading

  • HARTWOLD

    HARTWOLD

    We turn not older with years, but newer every day.        – Emily Dickinson   Prayer makes me a bit uncomfortable, which I’m quite sure isn’t entirely atypical of a person not practiced in such things. There are many reasons for this, and I suspect there are many answers, but one wonder I’ve… Continue reading

  • REFLECTION OF AN OLD SOUL

    REFLECTION OF AN OLD SOUL

    It ain’t no sin, to take off your skin and dance around in your bones -Tom Waits In light of current events (COVID-19, Black Lives Matter, 2020 Presidential “election season”), I asked my mom what her first memory of a world event was. She said, “Probably a person that was a purple-ette”, stumbling over her… Continue reading

  • FIVE YEARS

    FIVE YEARS

    “The truth is of course is that there is no journey. We are arriving and departing all at the same time.” — David Bowie A couple of months ago, in a box with a bunch of family photos, I found a picture of a little girl. An old one, too. Sort of ripped at the… Continue reading

  • WAVE OF MUTILATION

    WAVE OF MUTILATION

    We must bear patiently not being good… and not being thought good. — St. Francis of Assisi I can’t remember where I read this, but there is a notion that suggests the more we learn about ourselves and others, through self-education and contemplation, the deeper we sense the world around us. This could mean a… Continue reading

  • HOW TO DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY

    HOW TO DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY

    I started this website for a very personal reason. I wanted to find peace within the chaos of my frustrations. Specifically those that had to deal with spirituality. In doing so, I hoped others would find some sort of peace through what I had learned. Over time, not surprisingly, my writing slowed to a snails… Continue reading