Thought Salad

Tag: life

  • Little boy zzzzz

    Little boy zzzzz

    Lying in bed, ready for sleep I listen to the sound of my boy snoring next to me. At equal times grateful for his soft, little boy breathing, while simultaneously wondering when I’ll get him to leave. I know the time will fly, as so many other mothers have told me, but right now I…

  • Time in my hand

    Time in my hand

    Time is as fleeting as the sun, Chased away as the seasons turn I hurry and try to catch up Never quite grasping it in my hand What if I could stop time? Just long enough to right the world? Take a breather on the sand, And watch as the seconds pause I’d get up,…

  • Saturday with Mr Cohen

    Saturday with Mr Cohen

    Songs of passion and pain Life is for the living, For sunshine and also for the rain Tonight I heard the poignant words Sang through the bodies Of humans flying like birds Leonard Cohen and ballet A remarkable combination, His glorious voice and dance Earned a standing ovation I wept for the blue raincoat For…

  • Eye of the storm

    Eye of the storm

    Some days it’s hard to catch my breath Feeling the air as it rushes by A whoosh and a gust, But not life sustaining Not slowing to caress my face Instead picking me, Into the eye of the hurricane Things from within are calm Still The speed outside blurry and overwhelming I close my eyes…

  • Metamophosis

    Metamophosis

    Pressure Creates diamonds From the black stone Within Heat Forges a weapon From A simple piece of tin A chrysalis Transforms the Caterpillar Giving it wings The swan, an ugly duckling With all that it sings For every tough Or difficult move Something better Awaits you- Your personal truth

  • Birthday Tuesday

    Birthday Tuesday

    Today was a good day. It was strange, driving my father-in-law’s car to work, but interesting. When I was 20, I’d wanted that car more than anything else in the world. Now at 40, I missed my sensible Prius, feeling much too close to the ground in the sporty red Miata. Work was smooth, with…

  • Conspicuous consumption

    Conspicuous consumption

    Never let your kids watch Ryan’s toy review on you tube. You’d think it would be a safe show, until your three year old tells you “I want to buy all these” Oh, right. Kids want to have everything they see. Like new clothes, New houses, New toys. Sometimes I wish they could just be…

  • Underwater slow motion

    I’m dreaming of the weekend, Wondering if I’ll get to sleep in, or do a thousand things instead. My soul is a lead balloon dragging me down, in to the still channels Where the fish float by Examining me with their large, unbelieving eyes. Confused to see the surface dweller Within their midst. I shake…

  • Tuesday times two

    Tuesday times two

    I’m not sure how it’s only Tuesday. Once again, I’ve been confronted with the reason I dislike taking time off. It’s because every time I return, I find myself doing the same amount of work in one day that should have been spread over two. It made me take a step back, and consider what…

  • The ol’ troublemaker

    The ol’ troublemaker

    Three or four pounds Wrinkled and smooth Full of intentions, The fountain of youth As old only as it feels The senescent often fresh Although it stays tucked inside, Deep within the flesh It shouts to the world, “Look what I can do!” The silly old organ That runs me and you What could it…