Sohbet – haiku tree
We’re going to try something new here. A haiku tree. I’ll start a haiku (the trunk) and you all can take any word/theme from the… Read More »Sohbet – haiku tree
Valerie Roney
Wandering Wayside…
“My friend, wait by the wayside. Linger a while by the wayside and see, I’ll come wandering by there in no time. Wait by the wayside for me.”
I’m so drawn by the call of these lines in the opening of Scott Cook’s song Wayside. I’ve been lying these hot summer nights, staring at the shadow of trees on darkening skies with this song playing over and over. I am so caught up in the idea of tangents and journeys and what you find when you are drawn aside.Read More »Wandering Wayside…
Sohbet – We Are All Seekers
~ ~ ~ We are all seekers This motley band Our trail is full of rocks and roots Unexpected turns And long stretches through darkness… Read More »Sohbet – We Are All Seekers
Your Beauty Must Be Rubbing Off
A Hawksley Workman song has been running around in my mind: Your Beauty Must Be Rubbing Off. The theme behind it (or at least the one I’m feeling right now) is the idea what you love and admire in somebody else can foster those traits in you.Read More »Your Beauty Must Be Rubbing Off
Puberty Ruined Everything
I’m a little sister of a big brother – my first and most engaging playmate. I was at least as interested in GI Joes as Barbies, and found killer football waaaay more fun than playing princess. One of my favourite childhood memories is of my brother and I tossing toy soldier paratroopers off a high cliff (at least it was very high in my child sized brain) and chasing after them over and over again. Yep, I was a hard-core tomboy right from the get go.Read More »Puberty Ruined Everything