Monthly Archives: January 2012
Vroooom Thankful
That my baby has learned how to use sound effects when pushing his brother’s cars around on the floor. (Can vroooom count as his third word?) For the sound effects that have become a significant part of my communication skills. I … Continue reading
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Poem-a-Day Friday: “The World as Will and Representation”
I’m still working my way through Robert Hass’ Time and Materials so you get another Hass poem this week. (Next week I’ll give you something new, I promise.) This book is beautiful. There are several poems I could have chosen … Continue reading
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‘The hours illuminated and celebrated’: Thankful Tuesday
“Cast out from the luxuriant friendship and ease of the hours, we feel a blankness, a sameness, an aloneness, a lack of sense to all our doings and even our accomplishments. We attend the hushed memorial service for a dead … Continue reading
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For Brooksie, upon his turning ten months old.
You turned ten months old last Tuesday. Almost every other month of your living, we’ve celebrated the 16th with a photo and a little “Happy X month birthday, T-Rexy!” This time, I didn’t even notice. I was waiting all week … Continue reading
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The Very First Poem-a-Day Friday
Remember how I made a New Year’s Resolution that I would be reading, really reading and thinking about, one poem a day for the year of 2012? I love poetry, I write poetry, I studied poetry, but it’s amazing how … Continue reading
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Donut-7 Rocket Thankful
Oh, friends. I’m writing this on Monday night. It’s 9:15 and Chris and I have finally sat down, exhausted. It’s been one of those emotional nights of demanding children, erupting tantrums, long efforts to love, snuggle and get our emotional … Continue reading
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