lovely
This past week I discovered the poetry of Rupi Kaur. I was immediately enthralled by her work and her story. Make sure to check out her Instagram account, and if paper is more your jam, you can get her books of poetry here.
‘Trees’ by Joyce Kilmer I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in Summer wear A nest of […]
a list
what are you listing right now? delights of the season? gift lists? maybe even a playlist?
glimpses from the weekend
just some typical weekend moments when we simply chill out at home.
all the difference
Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. by Robert Frost
Treachery
This is the treacherous month when autumn days With summer’s voice come bearing summer’s gifts. Beguiled, the pale down-trodden aster lifts Her head and blooms again. The soft, warm haze Makes moist once more the sere and dusty ways, And, creeping through where dead leaves lie in drifts, The violet returns. Snow noiseless sifts Ere […]
Two Birthdays and a Recital
My advice for life: dance and sing your song while the party is still on. Rasheed Ogunlaru
Sunday Past
Musically
This past Saturday, the CPM, the music school and association where Kieran takes his drumming lessons, held its Spring Recital. While the recital takes place at 4 pm, since Lucas is on the committee, and as I’m sure you know how small associations work things tend to be kind of last minutt, a recital usually […]
I’m All Set for a Great Year of Reading
2017 will go down on record as an abysmal year for reading for me. I’m not sure what happened, but I only read 38 books, and my goal was 64. I usually don’t mind if I don’t hit my goal, but reading less than 50 books is very out of the norm for me. But […]