Signs Of Life
As soft as a newborn’s cooing, silence was broken, my ears tingling with joy from life all around me. I heard the birds singing, and the cicadas humming. An occasional car passing on the highway, its tires whirring against concrete. A dog barking somewhere close by and the “bob-white” of a quail in the distance. My telephone jingling on the base, awaiting my greeting to the caller. The good morning meows of my cats as they anxiously awaited breakfast of crunchy nibble. I smelled the freshness of soap and water wafting out from the bathroom door. The sweet tartness of applesauce as it simmered on my stovetop. I smelled coffee brewing in the kitchen, the aroma taking my memories back to my days of youth and evenings spent with my grandparents. Flowers sporting their sweet scents each proudly reaching up toward the sunny sky. Freshly laundered clothes tossing and bouncing around in the clothes dryer. I watched my brown and white puppy chasing flies around and around in his kennel. I watched in amusement as my yellow kitten bathed himself, meticulously caressing his paws and tail. I ... Read Full Story >>
- Posted by mousybrown
- Aug 5, 2007
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Age Of Innocence
Dandelions, yellow and bright grace my yard all around. Soon becoming a fluff of seeds scattered into the wind, landing where they may to spread more seeds and start the process all over again. When I was a child, I loved to pick the fluffy ones. I’d blow and blow on the seed heads, sending the seeds flying where the breeze would take them. What fun that was! Little did I know at that age of innocence I was helping the dandelions, yellow and bright, to grace our yard all summer long. ... Read Full Story >>
- Posted by mousybrown
- Jul 25, 2007
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