One blinking, quivering ray of sunlight presses through the clouds layered over the Northeast and it seems as if the world is straining towards this supposed offering of color and warmth. The chlorophyll has gone from the leaves and grass, and as the foliage hibernates, I can see far into the hills. It is notContinue reading “From Below the Ice”
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A Determined Disconnect
When I elate my mind to a state of quiet, non-thoughts, I am always rushing forward through the trees, yet the air is soft and quiet, the soil spongy and damp between my toes. The leaves flip over in the wind, catching the sunlight and refracting it at odd angles like sequins under flickering candlelight. Continue reading “A Determined Disconnect”
Growing into Me
I grew up in eastern New York, amidst 800+ acres of dense, hearty forest. During the winter when the oaks, sugar maples, and tulip trees are bare, there is a clear view to a glacial lake down the hill through the western windows. I grew up swimming in this lake, later canoeing, and when IContinue reading “Growing into Me”
of the water and the sea 