Thirty-two. Birthdays are different after loss. There’s a family member absent at the table. One less person to cut a slice of cake for. One smile missing from the photographs taken around the fire on winter nights. Birthdays are different when simultaneously grieving and healing. It’s the sacred dance of sorrow and joy; the rebuilding … Read more
I imagine you with stardust in your hair and laughter lathered on your skin Your giggle is like a hummingbird’s song and your eyes twinkle like pearls Your little feet leave a trail of magic behind you And on your breath float droplets of honey The rolls on your arms are like cinnamon tarts Your … Read more
I wanted to hold your handAs I carried you on my hipLet you feel the face of a leafPoint up at the starsThat one is youAnd that’s meAnd that’s DaddyI wanted to show you the vastness of the worldFrom our small corner of the planetTeach you how to roll honey off your tongueAnd wiggle your … Read more
Over the balcony Just a stone’s throw away A reminder catches the sun Of an absence felt but not spoken Guarded through smiles and how are you’s Two lives run parallel Once beginning on the same path Then abruptly diverging One with less sleep The other with battered dreams One with cooing The other with … Read more
While watching the series, Ted Lasso, with my husband the other evening, Ted’s words caught my attention: “I love our family… no matter what it looks like.” Not being an avid Ted Lasso watcher, I stopped what I was doing and played those words over in my head. They tugged at some of the strings … Read more