
the ocean called out for me today
its salt carried to my lips by a piercing wind
a message kept from a childhood forgotten

the ocean called out for me today
its salt carried to my lips by a piercing wind
a message kept from a childhood forgotten

I remember first being cold
alone, outside and in
my eyes sore, drained
pinched red

We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today. – Stacia Tauscher

One small positive thought can change your whole day. – Zig Ziglar

The farther I travel, the closer I am to myself. – Andrew McCarthy

surrounded in the francais
schoolboys like I, chase through stone corridors in jest
pass tank topped bread makers and
rum runners filling dark sacks
who was I to speak to the going-ons of this foreign land
take me instead to the countryside
in an hour less a half
share with me tales
let me sip wine
and pretend that I am a man

Happy Friday everybody,
Boom, as I mentioned in my last post, here’s entry number two of two. Yup, two Sunshine Blogger Awards in a week. Not too shabby. What have I been doing to receive all this love? This time it was FloatingGold who sneakingly nominated me for this award just the other day. I was checking out their blog and as I came to the nominees section I noticed my name on the list. Just like last time, I was both surprised and once again flattered by another tip of the hat from a blogging friend. Thank you for your nomination and thanks for thinking that Earth to Ash is up to your golden standard. (see what I did there?) We’ve been blogging friends for some time now as it is, so seeing this only reinforces that. Now peeps, after you give this my post a read, why not follow the above link and take some time to check out FloatingGold’s little piece of the bloggerverse. You won’t be disappointed.
Continue reading “Sunshine Blogger Award # 3”
Keep your vitality. A life without health is like a river without water. – Maxime Lagacé

Hey everybody,
I received a comment on my blog this morning that was left on yesterday’s entry. It not only blew me away, but it also hyper-spaced me down memory lane. It was from an old friend of mine from my childhood. Scratch that, an old best friend of mine, and boy did it instantly put a smile on my face. I literally laughed out loud when I saw the handle that this person had used to post the comment. As you WordPress users already know, comments on your blog are sometimes left there by fellow bloggers, but sometimes they are left from email followers. I pretty much know all my email followers personally as they are mostly friends, family, and the odd coworker past and present. This person though, I believe has been visiting my blog for some time now and has finally made me aware of it in a very subtle way. Well, at least I’m 99.9% sure it is. I mean, it has to be. There is only a few living souls that I know on the face of this earth that would know the legend of the “Wolverine Gull”. (Dramatic voice)
Continue reading “Ashback # 8 – Wolverine Gull”
Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. – Rachel Carson