retreat

watercolor of Quenby by Jeanne

stepping back from chaos

looking up with awe

innocence sees parent twinkle in the eye

against the stars

the glow of the moon

and smells the tribe its own

breathing in its sweetness

expelling the sigh of contentment

life’s pink cheek

its tender skin…

Pa-dum, Pa-dum

For Cynthia who had a heart attack on Halloween…

I came down ,
in flurries

Spell check
left me be

Children waved
their arms..made angels

Guardians
for innocence

And then
they rolled me

Into bellies
with carrot noses

And patted
fortresses

To store
humongous balls

To throw
at friends

To sting
their cheeks

And
necks with cold

A tease
that pinkened nose

And lips
and cheeks

And
finally

We all
had cocoa

And made
a truce

To warm
each other’s hearts

The showgirl
witnesses that

With her
hat, scarf and smile

For hearts
can stop.

Then heal;
and beat again

Their quiet
knowing beat

Pa-dum, pa-dum
Breath in and out

Pa-dum, pa-dum
first cold; then hot.

Pa-dum, pa-dum.

Definition # 175 Stories

superconductor
channel
story

Epigraph:

Stories move in circles…So it helps if you listen in circles….And part of the finding is the getting lost.  And when you’re lost, you start to look around and to listen.    Deena Metzger

I looked :

and found fisted anger:

rage in my cells.

listened;

saw the way to heaven

was forgiveness.

emptied the rage;

grew redemption.

conducted

the energy

of innocence:

burned violet!

Footnote:

On this date in 1911, Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes discovered superconductivity using mercury.

You can run a charge through a loop of superconducting wire, and it will hold its charge indefinitely, even when the battery is removed.

Decor

Floating seat
with opera ears
merry-go-round drama
luscious wood enfolding
innocence.
5/23/13
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