Oh good gracious! I’ve been so preoccupied with cursing the world for not allowing me to bilocate, fighting off labor terror and coping with my inability to tear my eyes away from my books that I missed the birthday of the wonderful Billy Collins! It was this past Sunday, which was also my sister’s-in-law birthday. [...]
Archive > March 2009
Inspire me.
A while back I had this delightful surprise in my inbox from a family member. I’ve been meaning to share it with you, gracious reader.
The Artist
A tribute to a dying day
was hung upon the wall.
In a hallowed spot it caught the
thought of every passer by.
A common sight, familiar light
held motionless in time.
Color put to canvas
brought [...]
Well what’d'ya’know…life goes on.
I’m alive, astonishingly so. There’s little hope when you find yourself flattened on the frozen pavement by a collision-hungry semi going 90 mph. I can’t remember the last time I was knocked so hard on my tookus by a measly cold virus. I believe at one point, probably 3am when I’m struggling to breathe and [...]