fall…roses

orange leaves sweep her into the sunset. the dying embers of her dreams float gently away.the wicked trees beckon. she remembers…she forgets. slipping out of one place and into another. farewell the precious light. happy halloween

Fall has arrived in all its splendor…and as usual I am taken over by the sights and sounds of its arrival…the enchantment and mystery and all things spooky.

fall wraps itself around her–tearing at her heart. the dying embers of old dreams and the beginning of new ones.

The darkness falls and consumes her and then she dreams and remembers…

speak out…act up…question all of it…

  dorothy sets off to visit Oz…

Advice to MyselfLeave the dishes.Let the celery rot in the bottom drawer of the refrigeratorand an earthen scum harden on the kitchen floor.Leave the black crumbs in the bottom of the toaster.Throw the cracked bowl out and don’t patch the cup.Don’t patch anything. Don’t mend. Buy safety pins.Don’t even sew on a button.Let the wind…

summer studio holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death… holy friday… hope you and yours feel blessed.