It's been so long since I wrote an entry here. Jake moved into college on Monday. I Skyped with him Tuesday. He was sweltering in his old-school dorm with no air conditioning and no elevator, built in the 1930s. Jake is pretty sure it's haunted. It was great to see his face and get to talk to him for a little while. Tara and I went shopping ( Read more... )

Ready to go
For a nice little stroll?
So sit in your seat, and
Put on a sweater, says Mom,
It's September.
Then, she says, we'll
Go for a drive and see
What we find.
Look out the window
Search high and low
For new things to see
As we ride in the car.

Flowers,
Braille on
Fingertips.
Petals,
Pink as
Roses hips.
What
Remains
When vines
Entwine
Around
My heart?
It's just
A start.
So, break
The vines
And find
The blossoms
Hiding
Underneath.

There are things
That grow slowly
Like trust in a
Friendship.
And there
Are things
That grow
Faster
Like the
Friendship
Itself.

What a gift it is
To have a friend
To talk to,
To laugh with,
To go deep with,
To be real with...
What a gift it is
To have a friend
To be honest with
To speak the unspeakable with
To do this
And to know
They'll always
Be here
No matter
What.