It's Been a Long Cold Lonely Winter

Today all of the snow started to melt and I dressed in very bright colors and took the dog on a long walk in the park. I feel optimistic and excited about spring and new happenings.

Right on, Dolly

"The biggest heartaches in my life have all been because I wanted people to love me more than they were willing or able to. People are not perfect. They will sometimes take your love and give nothing back or, worse yet, use it against you. But they are still all there is. Loving one another is our only reason for being."

-Dolly Parton

 

My New Sunglasses

Early Jagger Dance Movez

"But there are moments, walking, when I catch a glimpse of myself in the window glass,

say, the window of the corner video store, and I'm gripped by a cherishing so deep

for my own blowing hair, chapped face, and unbuttoned coat that I'm speechless:

I am living I remember you."

by: Marie Howe

from: "What the Living Do"

I scrawled this bit of the poem in the bottom corner of an old journal in December of 2008. It popped into my head today.