I Am Cherry Alive by Delmore Schwartz “I am cherry alive,” the little girl sang. “Each morning I am something new: I am apple, I am plum, I am just as excited As the boys who made the Hallowe’en bang: I am tree, I am cat, I am blossom too: When I like, if I…
Author: thirdstoryies
breathe
It’s hot here, and humid. This is not atypical for this place and this time of year. It’s been such an emotional week, and I’m spent. Our extended family is wrapping up an emotional journey, and we’ve followed along with their photos through our own tears. The daily news is hard to stomach, and the…
(last) wednesday morning in the garden
We have Muny nights on Tuesdays this summer, and those are late, late nights. So we’re opting to sleep a little longer on some of these Wednesday mornings – bypassing the garden on those days. It’s sweltering outside, so I’m not particularly upset about this change in schedule. Sweltering is fine in a swimsuit in…