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Beginner's Heart
grieving for Carol ~
By
Britton Gildersleeve
Once again I am wishing I believed in an afterlife where I would reconnect with people who leave me too soon. Leave irredeemably. Permanently. That hard word forever. But I don’t. Once again I wish I had had more time. More jokes. More stories shared. More of her. But I didn’t. And once again, I…
time — that queen of bees — flies ~
By
Britton Gildersleeve
If time were a bee, she would be the queen these days. At least for me. These days, she is slower than the frenzy of summer bees, storing up for winter. She is less hectic than early spring bees, tending the new hivelings. And she’s altogether okay with just hanging out, eating honey. Time is…
Sofía the sparrow, Barney the blue jay, Fiona the finch, & others ~
By
Britton Gildersleeve
One thing you learn when you draw birds: you’ve never reallyseen them previously. How different each one is. I thought I knew the birds on the deck — I can even distinguish a few from each other. But I recognise them by their behaviours, not how they look. Now? I am seeing their differences… Their…
words of encouragement ~
By
Britton Gildersleeve
A woman I’ve never met made my day yesterday. Actually, she rescued from the the flu blues, as well as a bad case of the Eeyores (woe is me… life is sad…eat worms…). Not to mention a spiralling why do I bother?? mindset… And to repeat: I’ve never met her. Wouldn’t recognise her if she…
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