Tag Archives: life

Turbulence

Posted on August 25, 2017 by anotetohuguette

She walked with a train of midnight-hued crows in her wake, her ear to the wind and the silently growing things, alert to any aberration in her world… There is a sickness creeping over the land, … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged breath, climate change, crows, forest, green, grief, growth, life, light, nature, poetry, shadow, turbulence, wind, yin and yang | 33 Comments

Passenger

Posted on August 11, 2017 by anotetohuguette

Among summer flowers and dark earth I spied a red velvet starfish, an exotic bloom plucked from its ocean home dropped by a careless hand or mother gull upon an unknown world. A world saturated in golden light and still … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged chance, consciousness, dream, fate, flght, garden, human, life, memory, moon, ocean, passenger, poetry, starfish, worlds | 23 Comments

Infinity

Posted on July 7, 2017 by anotetohuguette

A tired stretch of asphalt, outside of time finds itself peppered with glossy machines, sleek, moving fast, their owner’s hearts turned to stone. The needle strewn forest path, outside of time bears witness to the solitary soul seeking solace and pure … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged a billion worlds, balance, breathe, city, consumerism, earth, forest, infinity, life, ocean, peace, precious, sky, solitude, time | 27 Comments

Morning Thunder

Posted on June 1, 2017 by anotetohuguette

“ It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.” – Frederick Douglass A rumble reverberating through the air woke me from a … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged breathe, clouds, dream, Eden, family, healing, life, lightning, morning, nature, seasons, stanley park, sunrise, thunderstorm, Vancouver | 15 Comments

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