Tag Archives: life

Neglected Treasure

Posted on March 30, 2017 by anotetohuguette

“ Can words describe the fragrance of the very breath of spring.” – Neltje Blanchan Mornings here are no longer greeted by the chorus of the blackbird choir, the feathered flock have moved back to the cattail clotted edges of the … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged blossoms, eagle, forest, life, mexico, nature, raven, sea, seasons, Spring, travel, treasure, walking, writing, yoga, zen | 22 Comments

Deep Water

Posted on March 14, 2017 by anotetohuguette

I find myself in deeper water lately no longer on the shore, bare toes finding purchase upon cool sand, instead I’m treading luminous blue hoping with each breath that I don’t drown. Drown among the slippery tendrils of seaweed in colours of … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged beach, breath, cradle, deep water, eyes, family, jellyfish, life, light, mother, sand, seaweed, student, surfacing, yoga | 38 Comments

Dark Sky

Posted on January 19, 2017 by anotetohuguette

“ Trees are poems that the earth writes upon the sky.” – Kahlil Gibran, Sand and Foam A river of rain on its way from the Philippine islands hit the West Coast this week blasting apart the lingering ice … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir | Tagged anxiety, Canada, change, dark sky, hockey, life, nature, New Year, questions, rain, skating, solitude, storm, Vancouver, wanders, winter | 30 Comments

Phoenix Rising

Posted on January 12, 2017 by anotetohuguette

“ There is an eternal landscape, a geography of the soul; we search for its outlines all our lives.” – Josephine Hart There is still ice on the rooftops and it’s bone chilling cold outside, a new year has dawned from … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged 2017, blogging, cedars, forest, goals, journal, joy, life, mexico, New Year, phoenix, resolutions, stanley park, travel, Vancouver, winter | 11 Comments

Lucid Dreaming

Posted on January 5, 2017 by anotetohuguette

Prologue – Sitting on this fast moving bus my thoughts stray to the dinner I’ll soon share with my good friend – bathed in candlelight and good conversation her home is an oasis against dark thoughts and deeds. There are … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged apocalypse, change, forest, friendship, life, lucid dreaming, nature, New Year, path, poetry, reality, snow, time | 23 Comments

Realm

Posted on December 13, 2016 by anotetohuguette

Tell me, please, where do you dwell? Is it between soundbites and currency struggling to find your place, your very breath at the edges of the life you were meant to live? Is it between the messy earthly imperfection and … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged armor, books, breath, castle, children, dragon, fairy tale, hawks, heaven, life, poetry, society, time, war, winter | 19 Comments

Faith

Posted on November 15, 2016 by anotetohuguette

Curiosity found me hurriedly pulling on clothes left lying on the floor, nature’s subtle vibration having touched my face as I lay sleeping, it’s soft tapping against my closed eyes, a morse code enticing me to wake… to follow the … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged after midnight, awe, balcony musings, Chihuly, faith, forest, life, night sky, silence, super moon, wonder | 15 Comments