When the woman you live with is an artist, every day is a surprise.
Audrey Niffenegger.
Billy Collins: Everyday moments, caught in time
I loved this. I had to share it.
A Commonwealth War Cemetery, Flanders Fields
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved,
and now we lie In Flanders fields.
John McCrae, extract from In Flanders Fields.
Heading West ...
'Heading west' was the message I posted on facebook yesterday morning, then I left.
Out in the fields, watching these guys work, I surely wished that I hadn't worn those girly-shoes. My hiking boots were back in the car but it was okay, we didn't have to run ... not once.
Amy Turn Sharp, Poet
and sometimes we would dance in the stone street
sometimes I would put my head on his shoulder
and wonder what sadness there was in the world
when the sun could be so warm
when the island flowers could smell so summer strong
when people could dance with such grace
when my heart had a thousand chances left
Amy Turn Sharp, extract from #82 her series, a poem a day for a year.
I love this woman's poetry. There have been so many treasures so far. I'm looking forward to spending a year reading her.
A Toad and Her Baby, Belgium
The garden toads are back in our tiny garden without a pond. They were out sunning themselves today ... in 16 celsius of glorious Spring sunshine.
