Here's the thing about these socks.....

At the store I held up these socks and said to my girls,
"Hey, these are cute AND on sale. Do you want some?"

"Ummm..... No...thanks," said with an under tone of 'those-are-not-at-all-cute'!

I ended up buying some just for myself.

And now here are MY socks, but NOT MY FEET!

So.....

Here's the thing about these teenagers....

As the trees purge;
Restart.
I imagine
My possibilities
For the same!

The Last Leaf Standing



Being bullied by the wind to it's fated demise ,

Once fallen, she'll rejoin;

be indifferent of the ones that lay before her,

Still... she hangs in there; persevering.

But... FOR WHAT?

Whispering Woods Tree Tops

One step into Whispering Woods

you are given a calmness from all you carry; a retreat.
In this haven, in this moment, your aware love comes first:

Love of the door, tile, zucchini bread maker.
Love in the beauty of the trees and sun riser.
Love of the newly wide eyed vow taker.
Love of those who've seen the trenches; yet emerged together.
Love of the soft touch and wild embracer.

So for all those who have came before us....

Who:

cuddled to thunderstorms,
grilled frozen pizzas,
fell deeper in love fireside,
watched the treetops,
sat in this unfilled heart jacuzzi hot tub reading books and writing in this group journal with their best friend, who you just noticed in this sunlight is quite a bit greyer then you last remembered!

...We are honored (and humbled) to share this haven with you and will carry a bit of your love with us, as well as the serenity from this....

....Whispering Woods Treetop!

(our entry in the Whispering Woods journal, Eureka Springs, AK
http://eurekaspringstreetopcottages.com/)

Why do I descend into this deep spiral,
forging a hole
that I once again have to climb out of
....or stay and wallow in?

Faceless

With the one exception of my female Republican friend and with possible ever so slight exaggeration, it seems that the difference between when my Democrat friends speak of what is happening on the US front verses my Republican friends it all boils down to faces; names.

Republicans seems to speak in nameless faceless terms:

"People bought houses they can't afford..."
"We can't afford health insurance for those who can't afford it."
"We have to cut peoples retirement."
"Those teachers make more then they should."

Democrats speak in terms of their family; their neighbors:

"Our friend, Jacob, down the street lost his house to foreclosure."
"Susan hasn't been able to go to the doctor for her asthma since she lost her job two years ago."
"My dad needs a job but can't get one now that he's retired."
"Barbara can't support her family on her teachers salary."

In the name of bonus' and jet fuel, in the name of The Unpunished, most Republicans are strong arming for cutting Joanna's social security, Ben's retirement, Sam's health care, John's workman's rights to bargain as a group against power and money, even Audrey's education. All under the disguise of budget necessity.

"The PEOPLE are broke!" Yell the Republicans in power.
(Notice when they speak they say "People" not themselves!
Those in power are absolutely not losing retirement, health care, or rights!)

I love my Rebp friends! But if this Republican path is actualized, I have a sad awakening for them...

...That "person" about age 65 who's retired but was counting on better retirement or at least being able to get another job, who now has to chose which diabetic medicine to stop taking to have a few extra dollars this month for groceries

......that nameless, faceless person will be YOU!