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winter’s fate and the fruit tree

kellya — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:17:41 +0000

Sometimes our fate resembles a fruit tree in winter. Who would think that those branches would turn green again and blossom? but we hope it, we know it…
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

laws of nature

kellya — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:47:56 +0000

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.
- Anais Nin

love your mother!

kellya — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:13:00 +0000

paying tribute to mother earth…
Happy Earth Day!

My dear, talented friend, Carrie, from Original Hardware, passed on a beautiful poem that is just perfect for today. Here’s an excerpt:

Listening to Spring

by Macrina Wiederkehr

How quietly the earth breathes forth new life.

How eagerly the sun bleeds forth the spring.

I am listening.

I am listening to seeds breaking open,

to roots growing strong beneath the ground

to green shoots rising up from winter wombs.

I am listening to thorns blossoming,

to barren branches laughing out new growth,

to wildflowers dancing through the meadows.

I am listening…