Showing posts with label sheltering. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sheltering. Show all posts

Thursday, April 13, 2023

"My Obsession"

 

 

 
I awoke to silky rain.
No thunderous clouds boiling the morning skies,
nor fists of lightning pounding the heavens.
Just cool, smooth drops that gather on leaves,
pool together with a common goal,
and stream down to heal.
To nurture.
Scarce and valuable,
this liqueur makes me giddy.
Sheltering my lens,
I dodge under the trees.
My determined heart longing,
longing to capture
to record
to preserve this memory.

 



Copyright 2013 Elizabeth Abrams Chapman


 

Monday, January 10, 2022

“Plans and More Plans”


overthinking
list making
best case scenarios
worst possible tragedies imagined
journaling predictions for infinite tomorrows
fluctuating daily between certainty and self-doubt
juggling multiple dependent  lives with limited reserves
 
nurturing
visions dreamt
viewpoints expanded outward
selflessly sheltering the weakest
returning to ritual’s comforting grace
strengthening spirit by dancing with fire
embracing obligations with the tenacity of hope
 

Copyright 2022 Elizabeth Abrams Chapman