Dear blog friends,
It's been a tumultuous week for much of the world, but especially for the United States. On Saturday, hubby and I were on a road trip when we received a text message about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. The news took me back to 1963.
I remember November 22, 1963, vividly. I was in high school, and ignorant of all things political. A friend turned around in class and told me the news - President Kennedy was shot and killed. I didn't believe him at first. Who could do such a thing?
Sixty years have passed but we are still facing political divides.
I hike in the very early morning. Watching the sunrise quiets my busy mind. And hearing the songbirds and ravens brings me into the wonders of creation. Perhaps this is what all of us need - time away to simply experience the beauty of life. Rachel Carson wrote, There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature - the assurance that dawn comes after night, and Spring after Winter. I wish that healing for all of us.
Colleen Chesebro's poetry prompt this week is to focus on the season. I've used a couple terms to underscore my experience of summer: dry riverbeds, monsoon rains, clouds build and threaten. And as well, I've included a reference to the political threats. My simple tanka:
It's been a tumultuous week for much of the world, but especially for the United States. On Saturday, hubby and I were on a road trip when we received a text message about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. The news took me back to 1963.
I remember November 22, 1963, vividly. I was in high school, and ignorant of all things political. A friend turned around in class and told me the news - President Kennedy was shot and killed. I didn't believe him at first. Who could do such a thing?
Sixty years have passed but we are still facing political divides.
I hike in the very early morning. Watching the sunrise quiets my busy mind. And hearing the songbirds and ravens brings me into the wonders of creation. Perhaps this is what all of us need - time away to simply experience the beauty of life. Rachel Carson wrote, There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature - the assurance that dawn comes after night, and Spring after Winter. I wish that healing for all of us.
Colleen Chesebro's poetry prompt this week is to focus on the season. I've used a couple terms to underscore my experience of summer: dry riverbeds, monsoon rains, clouds build and threaten. And as well, I've included a reference to the political threats. My simple tanka:
I hope you have a wonderful week. Perhaps we'll meet on the trail -- at least virtually. ❤️
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