Stop and take notice or end up missing everything. – Ash
A mild winter’s night walk makes me grateful for my lungs. – Ash
smell of evergreen
in a November forest
can take you back home
I realized on a walk today that if you stare at fallen leaves long enough they come alive again. – Ash
night comes earlier
snot runs down my nose as quick
streetlights guide me home
Newfoundlanders and Labradorians have a saying, “Some day on clothes.” It’s a way to describe the weather. A fine day to pin some clothes on the line to dry. It can also be a way to describe how you’re feeling, as explained by the nice man in the video I’ve left for you below. By the way, that YouTube channel has a lot of our culture, history, and gorgeous scenery if you’re interested. Yes, the people of my beautiful island have always emoted using cultural phrases which are associated with everyday experience. When we have a feeling to share, there’s usually a Newfoundland and Labrador way of saying it.
Continue reading “A Shade of Ash # 41 – On-Line Therapy”
When I walk, the world is at my feet. But if that very same world gives me the chance, I’ll put them up. – Ash
blades of summer grass
dancing to the tune of life
may I have this dance
There’s a time and a place. Thank advantage of both. – Ash
under this one light
in the amber hue, I have my portal to then
an eve painted in summer
teenage banter filled the air as crushes bloomed
and comradery flourished
cool breezes were another layer of skin
traffic and the passerbys provided background noise
like an orchestra playing a scene of those wonder years
time dared not show its face where we ran, we played
all of us together having no clue one day we would grow apart
as age banished our internal youth
but for that very moment, a looping memory was being created
for everyone, I’m sure, for me… for sure
against the fade of those nights that will stand the test of tomorrows to come
I remember because each second I stand here in the illuminated golden of right now
my heart minted in aurulent
keeping this memory where I leave it
under this one light
Earth To Ash 