The Apple of My Eye #MondayBlogs There are 7500 varieties of apples growing around the globe but we still narrow it down to 1 the apple of my eye is it an American apple? we still arrive with too many choices 2500 in the Republic today as the people tear themselves apart the apples grow … Continue reading The Apple of My Eye #MondayBlogs
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Removed #MondayBlogs
Removed #MondayBlogs We take the high ground and hold onto the view removed from the world of noise and crowds finding our contentment in the quiet and calm taking ourselves away to mountaintops the destination a reward for the journey - Caroline A. Slee
Dandelions #MondayBlogs
Dandelions #MondayBlogs Hope comes dressed as a yellow flower meant to be a weed but delivering medicine Joy comes disguised as wishes upon the air innocent excitement from past summer days Hope comes dressed as dandelions dotting the landscape cheerful friends to the bees stubbornly returning - Caroline A. Slee
Forgotten #MondayBlogs
Forgotten #MondayBlogs Crumbling into dust returning to the Earth every forgotten monument to achievement every grandiose gesture that stood as proof of triumph we crumble into dust escaping our dark history tumbling stones back to the soil to reform the rocky outcroppings we blasted into cities forgotten places stand reminders of a forgotten people a … Continue reading Forgotten #MondayBlogs
After April Showers #MondayBlogs
After April showers we find a world transformed all colors and perfumed air the cheerful hum of bees and birdsong melodies to celebrate sunny skies After April showers Mother Earth readies herself for a new season of abundance and health nourishing us body and soul with the miracles that spring from her soil - Caroline … Continue reading After April Showers #MondayBlogs
Busy Work #MondayBlogs
Busy Work #MondayBlogs We reach for a kick: finishlines and deadlines and the minutiae that build to goals the final push is always a lonely race through the fire of exhaustion we spend ourselves too much in that last stretch knowing that rest and celebration await on the other side of a moving goal - … Continue reading Busy Work #MondayBlogs
Prequels and Origin Stories #MondayBlogs
Prequels and Origin Stories #MondayBlogs There is a story of all the hidden befores the unseen moments our minds hold close There is a murmur of origins unknown a cosmic mystery we pretend out of existence There is a rumbling of the truth at the root always breaking through to find the light of day … Continue reading Prequels and Origin Stories #MondayBlogs
Morning Whimsy #MondayBlogs
Morning Whimsy #MondayBlogs We turn ourselves like flowers to the sun morning glories blooming as we rise reluctant limbs our uncurling petals we leave our beds embracing the day full of the soft thrill of rest and restoration unlike the days of wilted awakenings we return fierce and in full flower casting our brightness before … Continue reading Morning Whimsy #MondayBlogs
Bargains #MondayBlogs
Bargains #MondayBlogs Prayer transforms to deal-making whispered bargains offered to all the gods named and unnamed an endless "if, then" flying in the face of tradition of organized churches a conversation meant for wilderness and primal spaces set apart from the structure man has made in the name of good - Caroline A. Slee
Talismans #MondayBlogs
Talismans #MondayBlogs We ward off the evils turn our faces from ill wishes and still they persist the whispers behind hands the snakes in the gardens we shore up our defenses with talismans and charms carefully planted thyme horseshoes at the door the eyes to keep away the evil gaze we are modern and removed … Continue reading Talismans #MondayBlogs