


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



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…

she strained to hold on to the good parts
when the not-so-good parts were hard to shake off