Tag Archives: light

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

Illusion

Posted on July 20, 2017 by anotetohuguette

I knew the scar was coming and after three opinions, the surgeon was chosen with care, this one less cavalier, instilling a quiet hope that I might still recognize the face in the mirror. As the shiny scalpel cut away … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged fear, healing, illusion, inner beauty, light, love, mirror, my skin cancer journey, nature, power, society, strength, trees, values, wild | 48 Comments

Seven Directions

Posted on June 15, 2017 by anotetohuguette

I find myself in quiet corners capturing wayward lines on discarded napkins or random library slips, realizing there is magic to corral and wrestle upon the blank space – the image of a modern day Pan playing his flute upon the … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged ash, beach, black hearts, direction, enchantment, flute, lies, light, magic, Pan, poetry, revelation, seeking, spells, truth, writing | 13 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

Maelstrom

Posted on February 8, 2017 by anotetohuguette

There’s a collective storm brewing the likes of which we’ve never seen. Words that whispered through our minds are on news feeds for all the world to hear. The cacophony cuts like a knife, interrupting peaceful dreams and guiltless sleep, … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged eternal, eye of the storm, forest, hope, light, nature, news feeds, noise, peace, refuge, storm, sunset, Tower of Babel, world, worry | 27 Comments

The Fall

Posted on December 1, 2016 by anotetohuguette

We are among the fallen, both human born and heaven wrought, the ones who chose to be gods instead of children. Sentenced to wait for the light between the seasons of abundance and loss we find ourselves on this long … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged children, christmas, December, fallen angels, gods, hope, light, love, middle path, nature, seasons, solstice, winter, words | 15 Comments

November Reverie

Posted on November 3, 2016 by anotetohuguette

“Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.” – Ronald Reagan November is the month that usually chases us down to Mexico, we begin to miss the warmth of the sun as the autumn rains begin to blanket … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged books, candles, family, life, light, Mariachi, mexico, November, rain, seasons, St. Cecilia Day, Toronto, tourist, travel, Vancouver | 16 Comments