Light is shining through the front windows casting slatted shadows on the hardwood floor. Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgeralds’ voices are filling the air of this cute space I rented for a short time. Frida Kahlo is staring at me with a cup of coffee in one hand and a cigarette in the other. She is probably wondering what I am going to do with the next five days off, praying I am not just another boring guest in this home. I filled the front of the house with bushy beautiful bouquets of flowers to make this place feel a little more soft and homey while I am here. Momma Earth is coming out of hibernation and her gift of a renewed earth every spring is the loveliest time of the year.
I am sitting at the bottom of a hill that is filled with so much history. Normally the streets are filled with people darting in and out of shops and cafes. But during this pandemic most are holed up in their homes making the best of it and hopefully becoming inspired by free time and imagination.
Morning Poem by Mary Oliver
Every morning
the world
is created.
Under the orange
sticks of the sun
the heaped
ashes of the night
turn into leaves again
and fasten themselves to the high branches –
and the ponds appear
like black cloth
on which are painted islands
of summer lilies.
If it is your nature
to be happy
you will swim away along the soft trails
for hours, your imagination
alighting everywhere.
And if your spirit
carries in it
the thorn
that is heavier than lead –
if it’s all you can do
to keep on trudging –
there is still
somewhere deep within you
a beast shouting that the earth
is exactly what it wanted –
each pond with its blazing lilies
is a prayer heard and answered
lavishly,
every morning,
whether or not
you have ever dared to be happy,
whether or not
you have ever dared to pray.
~Much love and health,
Lori
“Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think.”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Always enjoy your writing style and nature images. Happy belated birthday! Miss your company. Hope you can join me on a trip to Chautauqua Lake, NY for coffee and conversation!
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Hey Tom! Just spoke with someone about Chautauqua Lake! Hope all is well!
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Lovel Lori. I miss you ❤️❤️❤️
From Gina
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Thanks Momma! I love you too!
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