A willow tree stood alone far off in a worn-out field
long overgrazed until only prairie dog mounds
dotted the once-verdant expanse;
bones of that tree stood out in sharp relief
against the sullen sky,
buds not yet formed;
wispy branches blowing in the wind
presaging the storm that would come
while across the road and in front of me,
a band of bright sunshine emerged shimmering from behind a cloud bank;
I drove through it
and watched the willow tree
standing watch over the field
in the rearview mirror
as I drove
into the heart of the storm.
Lisa, this is so beautiful. It evoked the loveliest feelings in me. I came to your den tonight in search of something wonderful to read. I knew I wouldn't be disappointed. I never am ...
Sarah Thompson has ten days on Maui to find her lifetime after lifetime soulmate. She is certain he is waiting for her there on one of the last remaining land masses of Mu still above water.
The Apple Tree Blossoms in The Fall, is the life journey of Carineh - a child, a teenager, a wife, a mother, but most of all a woman of purpose. From stories of her parents held-up by bandits; the white donkey gifted by Khomeini; her father's death f
