by Lesley | Jan 3, 2022 | courage, Devotion, gratitude |
I rowed this boat so darn hard, I must have broken a thousand oars on rocks and shallow depths, always trying, trying to get there to that shore of love, safety, and beauty. I rowed and rowed, flipped over and back up until my arms ached, my nose filled with...
by Lesley | Sep 23, 2020 | courage, Creativity, God, gratitude |
You, my dear, are not that sinner that hater that worm groveling in the subterranean dark. You, my love, are a great explorer of this vast, fecund world with its gooey saliva spit its sharp edges that cut to the very bone its naïve kisses in the backseat of a...
by Lesley | Jan 2, 2018 | Beloved, bliss, child, courage, gratitude, reincarnation, Soul |
I thumb through the photo album. There I am in at age six wearing a Sunday plaid suit. Defiant, I dart my tongue at the camera. In high school, a pudgy face and body from boarding school starch, I slouch in the Y of a tree. In college, tan, golden hair,...
by Lesley | Jun 12, 2017 | courage, Dogs, Forgiveness, gratitude, Relationships |
The dog you rescued with a scar on her brow wags her tail and looks up at you, dark eyes shining mouth curved in a little smile. But that lonely road where you found her limping stays branded on her heart. In a tough moment, as she huddles in the...
by Lesley | Mar 22, 2017 | Beloved, courage, gratitude |
That challenge you face today with your mate or employer, your bank account or health, it is an egg. It’s not just part of an omelet, though, or a scramble with onions and peppers. It is more like a finch or hummingbird egg. One day the chick will...
by Lesley | Feb 15, 2017 | Beloved, gratitude, Surrender |
In this desert where even the most sensuous kiss dries to a crisp where the greatest artwork, blows away in a dust devil, where even a tear drop sears to nothing in the relentless whirling of time, I call out to You. With a heart desiccated as that giant...
