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Tag Archives: loss
Shard
A piece of the world fell today in the form of an ink-black crow, falling swiftly upon a city grate its voice silenced forever. Other pieces fall in the form of fire supplanting summer’s eternal beauty, fall in the form of … Continue reading
Crows & Leaves
“On a bare branch a crow is perched – autumn evening.” – Basho It’s the first day that feels like fall – we woke to a tropical-like rainfall that fell in cool, misty sheets rendering the dark green forest in … Continue reading
Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography, travel
Tagged Autumn, crows, enchantment, forest, gifts, harvest, leaves, light, loss, magic, rememberance, seasons, storms, trees, wind
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Present (Tense)
It’s hard when truth lies beaten and bloody upon the ground, gasping its last breath and words that meant everything, are falling from tainted lips. We are lost, drowning in kaleidoscope worlds of our own making, wanting to breathe in … Continue reading
Winter’s Shadow
“Expectancy is the atmosphere for miracles.” – Edwin Louis Cole Most of the leaves have fallen like stars now, their caramel and maple scents replaced with an alchemy of wood smoke and Arctic air. In the last day or so, … Continue reading
Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography, travel
Tagged alchemy, Bright Nights, change, christmas, expectancy, family, festivals, joy, King tides, loss, magic, rituals, stanley park, stormwatching, Vancouver, winter
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Passages
Those who have left before us are unable to look back, in their wake they leave one trailing hand a phantom touch suspended at the edge of time. We cannot follow, only read the language of their passage – finding … Continue reading
Tangible
“All that we see or seem, is but a dream within a dream.” Edgar Allan Poe In a previous post, “No Recipe”, I wrote about a neighbour (whom I did not name) in our building who asked me a … Continue reading
Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel
Tagged blogging, cancer survivor, community, life, loss, memories, mexico, neighbours, no recipe, questions, the list, travel, Vancouver
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The Fire Prince
“if one suffers a series of unfortunate events, there is always something one can do-you can always read a book, invent something new or build a sanctuary”. from the film “Lemony Snicket” Recently the image of the fire element licked … Continue reading
Posted in journaling, life, memoir, travel
Tagged Autumn, cats, fireworks, friendship, Halloween, inspiration, loss, masks, mexico, sanctuary, tarot image, travel, workshop
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