
summer in your house
the morning light poured in
spilling on the chenille
like warm milk
dishes clattering in the kitchen
as you made breakfast

summer in your house
the morning light poured in
spilling on the chenille
like warm milk
dishes clattering in the kitchen
as you made breakfast



the heat stifles
flowers wilt
fruit ripens
(as do I)
August is approaching

“Imperfection inspires invention, imagination, creativity.
It stimulates.
The more I feel imperfect, the more I feel alive.”
~ Jhumpa Lahiri

“There is something here that frightens me.
When I figure out what it is that frightens me, I shall also know what I love here.”
~ Clarise Lispector

I think about those days of barefeet, scraped knees, sunburns, mosquito bites and garden dirt…