Thursday, October 20 Nearly half a century ago we vowed to adopt the stance that we would not add to the world’s problems, that zero meant more, that we’d be free to make the world a better place. But then our world turned upside down when we were moved to Florida. We filed to sever […]
31 Days of Moving Reflections – Day 19 #SouthFloridaBound
Wednesday, October 19 Suds quiver like jello on the edge. A grain of sanderlings skitters along the water, and one seems to surf a wave. A pair of gulls gaze out at who knows what. An older couple about my age, with rolls exposed, strolls past, she in a two-piece and he in a Speedo, both dark-tanned and […]
31 Days of Moving Reflections – Day 18 #SouthFloridaBound
Tuesday, October 18 Walking on the beach here is not like walking on the beach there. There our footsteps were hemmed by water and dune grass. Here our footsteps are hemmed by water and high-rises. I’m having to look at the trees and not the forest, to find beauty in the middle, to let beauty carry […]
31 Days of Moving Reflections – Day 16 #SouthFloridaBound
Sunday, October 16 It’s disorienting to be a people who walk in darkness so others can see the right light. At first I was confused and nervous about having to walk back to our car in the dark after dinner on the pier. And then I remembered the signs. It’s sea turtle nesting season. From […]
31 Days of Moving Reflections – Day 15 #SouthFloridaBound
Saturday October 15 Red flags everywhere. Not a green one to be found. Not since I’ve been here. D remembers being caught in a rip current once. (They move faster than an Olympic swimmer, they say.) He thought he might drown, but he remembered the rules. Call for help. Stay calm. Don’t fight against […]
31 Days of Moving Reflections – Day 14 #SouthFloridaBound
Siri forced me to drive down Ft. Lauderdale Beach Boulevard Friday, October 14 Siri has taken me to the mall, and now I’m in a dressing room with Gayle. Gayle has a measuring tape draped around her neck. I disrobe from the waist up. “I feel like I’m in a doctor’s office,” I quip. Gayle and […]
31 Days of Moving Reflections – Day 13 #SouthFloridaBound
Thursday, October 13 Today I’m lying awake helping the morning, a thousand mornings. I’m crossing the waters into rhythms of rest and the joy of poetry, poetry at work in me. I’m discovering hope. even if nobody speaks of remarkable things, and I’m finding livelihood in this adventure of ascent along the broken way. […]
31 Days of Moving Reflections – Day 12 #SouthFloridaBound
Wednesday, October 12 Today I’m stepping out with my best friend. Siri, where’s the nearest nail salon? Oh, good. I noticed your nails were getting sharp. Siri can be a little sharp herself. But we go exploring, and I get clipped, salted, scrubbed, and lotioned. At Publix I help a man find the cottage cheese. He’s on his […]
31 Days of Moving Reflections – Day 11 #SouthFloridaBound
Tuesday, October 11 Today I’m making not home home A place for everything in its place until we find a new place Until we find a home.
31 Days of Moving Reflections – Day 10 #SouthFloridaBound
Monday, October 10 Today there were cotton fields in red clay off the beaten track, tea that tasted like love, all the M&M’s you could eat, and a sweet speckled tile, handcrafted for home. Orange or grapefruit– take your pick take both. There was a leak in a tire and a sister-in-law’s threat to report the owner to […]
