Peel back the skin simple flesh a meaningless misdirection Open out the heart jeweled with virtue keeping time for the dance Tease the limbs a marionette slack and slanted coquettish Render the soul visible, exposed every color and shade melding and swirling As the me within me moves without - Caroline A. Slee
Tuesday Thoughts
Audacious
She has a voice to fill the room a song to the highest rafters The self is hidden behind the face and figure She is woman a woman, any at all A sweep of hair a curve of lashes against a high cheekbone Showcased limbs and pleasing shape But she? The voice the bravado the … Continue reading Audacious
Bodies of Water
Stars stitch A veil A sky sea barrier Shading blues apart Into separation The moon overcomes a midnight power Shaping the waters We flow with the moon glassine surfaces Unfurling into the sky A river moving upstream Kissed by the air We are elemental of the earth Goddess born From water and air Stoking fires … Continue reading Bodies of Water
Circular Thoughts ~
Within seasons All cycles and shifts Of the Earth A mother to beckon And shelter us From cold To birth us and bury us Beneath drifting memory We snow and we storm Elemental In our loves A rage Tides rising As we cry out to the moon Ancestors howl Raising hackles Shivering disruption Beneath the … Continue reading Circular Thoughts ~
St. Francis Today
I attended Catholic schools when I was young. There was no prayer I loved better than the prayer of St. Francis: Lord, make me an instrument of your peace: where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is … Continue reading St. Francis Today
Pearls…#TuesdayThoughts
They call it wisdom An endless thread Extending outward Drops from the moon Goddess glow An intuition The gift of tears Healing through pain A balm Life measured In pearls A jeweled strand Of blessings... Caroline A. Slee October 11, 2016
A Quick Pick-Me-Up
I'm a fan of morning coffee. I love my morning ritual, in which I awaken at least one full hour before anyone else and sip my coffee and watch the sunrise. But right around mid-afternoon, I hit a little low point in my energy levels. It's the wrong time for coffee, and I've usually already … Continue reading A Quick Pick-Me-Up
Running with Children…
WITH. Not from. 🙂 As I've written here previously, my Dad was my swim coach when I was young. When I reached high school, I decided (completely arbitrarily) to start running. I ran track - the longer distances. Speed was never my strong suit, but all of those years of swimming gave me endurance. Swimming … Continue reading Running with Children…
Superfoods! (They need fancy capes.)
Superfoods. What do they do? What are they? Can they imbue us with superhero-like powers?! Okay, maybe not that last one. 😉 According to Wikipedia (because "superfood" doesn't appear in the dictionary, surprise) "...superfood is a marketing term used to describe foods with supposed health benefits." This term is sort of a "fluff" term. Scientists … Continue reading Superfoods! (They need fancy capes.)
The Return to Water…
Some of you know, despite the fact that I'm always running a 5k these days, that I started my life as an athlete in the swimming pool. I really don't remember a time I wasn't in the water - although I can't claim to remember the baby classes I took with my mom. 🙂 My … Continue reading The Return to Water…