Thursday, December 28, 2023

A thought for 2024

Been decommissioned with a nasty sinus infection.
Feeling a little more human today,
so I thought I'd pop on and add to your day.

Work on you,
for you,
all ways,
always.

Seems like a good way to begin and spend 2024.
Heading to funeral in Orlando.
Won't be back to NYE day.

Enjoy what you have around you.
It is all a blessing.

Sunday, December 24, 2023

One Another

For so so so so so many people ...
Please let me know whatcha think ...

One Another
by Lyn Marinello


I've written of an empty stocking, waged words of an empty chair;
condolences in rhythmic rhyme to express a deep despair.
I've given in to sadness. Left a space for it to lay.
My prose is often all I have, feelings sympathy cards cannot convey.
I have penned my way through tears, put to paper all the pain,
In hopes that in the midst of my grief, another broken heart may be sustained.
I have written for all the parents, for siblings and for friends, as well,
to bridge a chasm unfillable, to keep life in an empty shell.
Grief if a necessary evil; a gaping wound that must be felt.
Take your time throughout the process to navigate the hand that you are dealt.
Mere words will never capture the breadth and width of life;
Or the constant gnawing ache of a lost child, parent, husband, wife.
But there is a certain warmth; a comfort in memories shared.
A blanket of eternal security. A tapestry of pained hearts bared.
The time in which we're given is a fleeting, precious gift.
A planet full of wayward souls, haphazardly adrift.
Or are connections that we have, a universal GPS?
A link to climbing mountains; to lean on through numbing distress?
In wandering through my loss, I've learned the hurt cannot be smothered.
The greatest tool that we each have is the love and strength from one another.

Saturday, December 23, 2023

Merry Christmas

I have the unique opportunity
to kind of just unplug for a few days. 
I hope that you also take advantage
of this time to truly cherish your
loved ones and friends.
I am wishing hope and love and light
to those that might be struggling
or need a little boost
(including my own little self).
May the spirit of the season
bring you joy and peace.
Find blessings in the little things
and share kindness when you're able.
You are ALWAYS able.
Merry Christmas, friends.
You are some of my dearest and greatest gifts.

Friday, December 22, 2023

One Line

When a certain country song comes on,
I pull a Seinfeld and hush the room.
I don't even know the title of the song.
I am just completely enamored with one line.

ONE LINE.

And now,
having had old wounds re-opened,
adding fresh new ones,
woes from my babies,
and unexpected gifts that shock and warm my heart ...
read this line

this ONE single line

and let it seep deep deep deep within your bones.

Never leave I love you left unsaid.

Thursday, December 21, 2023

Untethered

Those that know what's going on with us, will understand this post.
Perhaps, some that don't may get it too.
My husband made the comment, "I feel empty and lost."
It immediately brought this to mind.
If you're hurting or sad ~ or empty or lost ~
I hope this helps to some small degree.
You are not alone.


Untethered
by Lyn Marinello

There's a special sort of blessing that takes place upon this earth,
Literally tied, in womb, to Mom, at conception through to birth.
Dependent for all food and growth. Gestation creates a home.
A safe and peaceful haven no matter where we may roam.
Next we're bound by apron strings as childhood rushes by,
Always testing elasticity as we spread our wings to fly.
Then into young adulthood. We feel trapped under their thumb.
Like we're never going to get away about to surrender and succumb.
Time passes by, we build our lives, perhaps those calls out of obligation.
Forced to travel for the holidays. Interactions faced with trepidation.
We tend to get annoyed by the volume that you use,
By the layers that you wear or the phrases that you choose.
The calls become infrequent. The visits dwindle in their number.
And reaching out seems so mundane; a weighty task that we encumber.
And then, as life so often does, we take a curveball to the chin.
We're shown that life is very fragile and reality sets in.
The strolls down memory lane seem a much more frequent walk,
And every day a call is made for unimportant, idle talk.
But we have to come to realize that every chat's essential ~
Tidbits that are tossed our way are savored; reverential.
We help you put the layers on. With the volume, we add captions.
We sit patiently to help you out with these newfangled contraptions.
Holidays are cherished; embellished with your every phrase.
Happy to bound our tired wings. Content to share an afternoon laze.
There is not much we wouldn't do to be tied in apron strings once more,
To arrive at your little dated abode and have you waiting at the door.
But time is like the ocean ~ a grand ebb and equal flow.
An Angel brings a brand new life; a tenured soul must go.
A connection once so intimate, so pure and absolute,
Has swayed and frayed and frazzled but now stands faithful; resolute.
They've shared every bit of self, sometimes disheveled and often weathered.
Their steadfast love has paved a guiding path as we now travel on untethered.

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Like a Lake

Love this little Lao Tzu quote:

Make your heart
like a lake,
with a calm, still surface
and great depths
of kindness.

And invite deserving folks
to take a dip.

Enjoy your hump day!

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Hugs

My cover photo kind of put me
in a hugging mood.

I just hugged you
in my thoughts.
I sure hope
you felt it.