I swept the deck today
A seemingly simple task
But something I couldn't
Imagine not long ago.




Each day a new goal
Each week a new accomplishment
Each time a new me!

TGIF
Spring cleaning
Clean out the desks and cubbies
Clean out the pencil boxes and sharpener
Clean out the trash and recycling
Fresh start, Monday!

Up and down temperatures

In and outside

Here and there attention span

Spring far and wide.

http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles
We have babies!
The Decorah, Iowa eagles just had 2 eggs hatch.
We're waiting for #3...

Midnight-
And I can't sleep.
Watching the clock pass 12:34
Wondering if I'll be awake for 1:23
Everything seems more intense in the dark.
By 4:56 it's almost alarm time.
By 6:00 time doesn't matter
It's time to get up
Start a new day
And dream about going to sleep.

Cool Spring Haiku

Slipping into Spring
As I contemplate winter
Crystals turn to rain

Rowing along

On the calm.

Oars dipped lightly

In the waves.

Some times

You need to dig deeply

Below the surface

To really move forward.

You Can Almost Watch the Grass Grow

Much needed rain

Greening up the landscape.

Much needed sun

Warming our hearts.

Much needed spring

Brightening our souls.

TGIF

And a beautiful spring day.

TGIF

And time for golf after work!

TGIF

And a relaxing weekend unplanned.

Spring barometer

Dragging me down

Making me tired

And the kids wired.

TGIF tomorrow.

A dark spring day

With rain in the air

And instability in the bones.

A good day

To sit with a cat

In your lap.

Physical Therapy

Feeling the pull

And pain of scars

Welling under skin

Stretched tightly across

Cells assaulted by cancer.

My eyes close

I feel the rush of blood

In my veins

As muscles clench

And relax.

Warmth of skin

Releasing tension

Energy pulsing

The healing continues.

Is the past tense
Of spring break
Broke?
Back to School Back inside
Looking out the window
Longing to be sprung.

Happy day after St Patrick's Day!

Thanks, Maggie!

Happy St Patrick's Day!

Missing already

The warm kiss

Of Tampa sun

On pallid Minnesota skin.

Longing for the

Clear blue sky

And view from the lani.

Remembering

The food, fun and friendship.

Waiting for our next trip.

Airplane Haikus

Silver dolphin clouds

Leaping out of the deep blue

Toward silver plane.

Bread crumb trail of clouds

Marking the blue path skyway

Leading us back home.

Planning the future

I miss the beauty outside

Thinking of what's next.

An airplane haiku

A message in a bottle

Across the blue sea.

Conversations
Words of wisdom
Wishes and wants
Floating on the late night breeze
Connecting us
Link by link
Across the miles.

I need to get back
The fearlessness
Of Childhood.
To belie logic
And defy gravity.
To enjoy the view
From the top of the
Ferris Wheel.
To relish the thrill
Of the roller coaster ride.
To love the ups and downs
Of the Merry-go-round.
To trust in God
And believe
We'll never die.

There's always something happening at the zoo...
Busch Gardens on a beautiful
Spring break day.
The gentle breeze carrying
The cries of birds overhead
And children on the roller coaster.
The warm sun brightening the day
And warming the fur of the cheetahs.
Smells of plants and food
And flamingos.
Critters "Living in Harmony".

Sunday
Time out
Three hours
And we're away from the cold
Away from cares and responsibilities
Away from Minnesota
And flocking south
With the snow birds
And Sand Hill cranes
And ibis
And mallards
And ...

Blue Sky

A wave of color

Connecting St Paul to Tampa.

White clouds

Like the conversations

Traveling the path between.

Yellow sun

With it nurturing care

Warming heart and soul.

Silver plane

Closing the distance-

I can't wait to be there!

TGIF
And
TGI Spring Break!

Limericks

There once was a teacher from St Paul
Who's job was to monitor the hall
Till it came to spring break
It was more than she could take
Still she had to go back in the fall.

Writing
is as necessary as breathing.
Inhale the experience
The fresh air of something new.
Fill the lungs with
The life giving wealth
Of the day to day.
Hold it.
Exhale the learning
Tinged with the consciousness
Of personal wisdom.
And continue the cycle
As long as you live.

Finally a preview of spring
50 degrees and sunny
Then back to 30s
Then up to 40s-
Cartoons before
The main attraction
The antics of spring.

Thank You

A thoughtful gesture

A friendly word

The repercussions of kindness

Are never ending.

Like a seed

Silent in the earth

Warmed by the generous sun,

The gift of life

Connects creation

And continues on

As it mirrors our humanity.

Early March

Too late for winter

Too early for spring.

A strange land in between

Landscaped with grey clouds

Banking the horizon

And stark branches

Fighting the sharp winds.

But like the promise of March 21st

Spring is there

Peeking out from white patches

Melting off roofs

Squirrelling its way across the lawns.

We're only waiting

For the official announcement

From that harbinger of the season

The robin.

I see things through cancer eyes.

My hair isn't just covering anymore

It's the resurrection of the downy fine

Into something resembling female.

My chest isn't just my breast anymore

It's the pain and muscles and scars

Of living through cancer.

My stomach isn't just my belly anymore

It's the churning gurgling life giving system

I don't want to poison.

My mouth isn't just lips anymore

But the pain free, sore less taste sensations

I want to enjoy.

My limbs aren't just appendages anymore

But growing fur and fingernails

Tools to count on.

I'm slowly claiming back my body

But through different eyes.

Spring Fever

The falls are falling
As the temperature rises.
March winds whipping
Cool air across the water.
Visiting Minnehaha Falls
For a taste of Spring.

Library Day

It's good to be back

Among friends again.

Shopping the Picture books

As I shelf them.

Reading titles

As they're displayed.

Enjoying the smiles

As someone

Discovers a treasure

Or shares an old friend.