Steve | February 17, 2009
It has been a difficult week for me. Fritz, my friend Mark’s beloved cat, passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2009, after suffering a few weeks from an illness of the liver. Although Fritz lived with Mark, and not with me, he touched my life during the short time I knew him.
I met Fritz when [...]
Steve | February 14, 2009
They fall gently on the January branch.
Taking their places, they recline
Among their siblings,
As they start their frozen slumber
In the day’s last light.
They remain, still and sleeping,
Until the spring’s first bird
Coos to rouse them
From their chilly nap.
Upon awakening to the sun’s gentle kiss,
They drip softly to the earth
And water the thirsty, waiting ground.
Steve | February 13, 2009
She looks at the world through artistic eyes:
In darkness, she sees a glimmering light;
In fog, she finds the sun.
Through tears, she still sees smiles
That greet her warmly and welcome her.
Though she has lived forever,
She wears the sweet face of a maiden.
Her years of pain and sadness
Have not made her bitter.
No, her heart and mind and [...]
