Think back on your most memorable road trip.
Daily Prompt
driving home
on different roads
and streets
these trees are taller
I remember places
that only exist in photos
and memories now
and then
the beauty
of today


Think back on your most memorable road trip.
Daily Prompt
driving home
on different roads
and streets
these trees are taller
I remember places
that only exist in photos
and memories now
and then
the beauty
of today
Describe an item you were incredibly attached to as a youth. What became of it?
Daily Prompt
This prompt recalled a post from May 15, 2012: A Cross Necklace. I will reprint the post today.
The lilies-of-the-valley are beginning to bloom. My mother loved them, as I’m sure is true of many people. I was just reading poems by Luci Shaw, and I shared her books with Mom too. I remembered a marble cross necklace my mother had. She gave me permission to wear it to high school, over 40 years ago. And I lost it somehow and never found it. My mother was so kind. She pictured God’s love for me in many ways, including the keeping of material possessions in perspective.
lilies-of-the-valley
fragrance of forgiveness
memories of love
Luci Shaw The Official Website
Do you want to live forever?
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late-day sun
on the gravestones
we shall meet again
My parents had January birthdays, in 1915 and 1917.
Bible on my shelf
a ribbon holds my place
in the Psalms
On a drift of air
that circles the globe
from heart to heart,
continent to continent –
words of a carol
By Carol Purington (1949 – 2020). All Rights Reserved.
From Christmas Tanka by Carol Purington, a post from December 23, 2017. Carol and I corresponded for years, and she enjoyed being a part of our blogs.
Please visit Woodslawn Farm for more information about Carol and her books.
sometimes when I pray
before a meal, I remember
my grandmother’s prayers
in Swedish, and her voice