not-quite Journaling, 34
Wee
magics
growing
in and
out of my hearth,
to
celebrate spring, life
and
all Nature
promises.
4/26/2022: On my way to the oncologist, I saw a tiny bouquet sprouting out of the
trunk of a cherry blossom tree; on my way home, I noticed that someone had
stuck a heart(ring) in the bark of a tree growing by the bus stop; when
I got home, I found a ladybug exploring the window screen in my bedroom; all
these seemingly small things, made my day a little better. Now, if I could only
stop bleeding out of not so comfortable places, then “a little better” would
morph into “just perfect”.
Unseasonable chills hold
my garden hostage, but
birdsong flies free.
4/28/2022: A couple of days aren’t enough to achieve “just perfect”, but I’ve arrived at “so much better”. The cough still troubles me at night, but that’s manageable. The weather seems to finally be leaving the 30s behind (it’s supposed to be 30-something degrees Celsius tonight, then 40s and 50s!). Tomorrow, I get to spend quality time at the garden center (I need soil). And then… into the garden! I am sooo looking forward to that. 🥰
- for Poets and Storytellers United--Friday Writers #24: Your Landscape.
Magics indeed! Glad you are starting to feel better. I particularly love your American sentence about the birdsong flying free.
ReplyDeleteI'm quite taken by the American sentence, too. Rereading it today felt really nice.
DeleteSorry to hear about you being sick Send you lots of strength love and light. I love how you say 'wee magics growing in and out of my heart'
ReplyDeleteThank you, Marja.
DeleteWee magics are the only things that keep us going... mystery, hope and sparkle... in wee doses!!
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more.
DeletePutting your hands in the dirt is so rejuvenating. I hope you enjoy your planting and treat yourself to something fun at the garden center. I love the blossoms growing from the trunk. What a lovely harbinger of spring.
ReplyDeleteGardens are magic we can tend until the bloom and fruit. At the moment, we are on the fruiting state...
Delete"birdsong flies free" -- just beautiful! I hope things continue to improve for you!
ReplyDeleteYou and me both.
DeleteI love to stop and see the small things. Recently I found a doll in a tree and it cheered me up to no end.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful! I love seeing the things people leave on trees. I've seen baby shoes, strategically placed glasses, fairy doors... such fantastic surprises.
DeleteAnd I'm right there with you, I'm never in too much of a hurry not to stop and enjoy the wee magics.
DeleteI am so pleased you derive such pleasure from plants and your garden. It makes me happy to see you happy.
ReplyDeleteAnd knowing that you're happy makes me happy right back--I love a happy circle!
DeleteYou know I send you healing energy everyday. Our weather has been the pits too. I love several containers of beans and cucks. I have new seeds germinating. Those are lovely finds today.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much. You're the best!
DeleteKeeping my fingers crossed that you'll get to play in the dirt soon! I'd be happy for slightly warmer days too.
ReplyDeleteAnd now that summer is sizzling, I bet you'd be happy for slightly cooler says, lol! Well, I sort of am. So I might be projecting.
DeleteI love that you call them "magics". That is the perfect way to see all those unexpected, beautiful moments. Glad you are feeling some better. I'll be happy to hear when you feel just perfect.
ReplyDeleteI, too, will be thrilled when feeling just perfect can be applied to me and my bones.
DeleteCrohn's Disease existed before glyphosate but it was rare. I don't know what else triggers it besides being misdiagnosed celiac sprue. RFK reckons some chemical food additives might have that effect.
ReplyDeleteThey still don't know what causes Crohn's Disease, just what triggers the symptoms. And even that isn't the same for every Crohn's sufferer. The struggle is real... and very annoying.
DeleteKeen eye on these small "magics".
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteIt really is the little things in life that if we learn to see them and appreciate them we are truly "rich"
ReplyDeleteYou're so right.
DeleteSmall magics ~~ just for you!! I looked at your garden held hostage, closed my eyes, opened them and visualized all it's going to be ~ soon. Please take care.
ReplyDeleteIf your visualization included an explosion of tomatoes, passion flowers, daisies, sunflowers, and other blooms... Then, you were so right!
DeleteThese are the little "gifts" that brings a spring to our steps and a smile on our faces. It's good to see you are on the mend, and the weather is behaving. Your American sentence is just perfection. Nothing can put a willing heart down. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, for reading and for understanding.
DeleteContinue to progress along the "so much better" road.
ReplyDeleteMuch💛love
I've been trying and will continue to do so.
DeleteI love, love that "all these seemingly small things, made [your] day a little better." Hope you also got to dig your fingers in the soil to grow wild and beautiful things. Be well, Maga!
ReplyDeleteI've been digging, tending, and enjoying the results!
DeleteI love that line,too—“birdsong flies free”. Saying that aloud is uplifting for me. I’m glad you saw the bouquet, the heart, and the ladybug. Good cheer to you, and I hope you get your soil.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you found that bit uplifting. Knowing it, cheers me up too!
DeleteI enjoyed your photographs.
ReplyDeleteWishing you well and hoping that things continue to improve for you.
My good wishes.
All the best Jan
Thanks very much, Jan.
DeleteI love those little things you noticed! All very magical! Sending healing!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, my sweet Laura.
DeleteI'm the same as I notice the little things that may pass others by and smile at them like it's a special secret left just for me. So glad you're feeling (mostly) better.
ReplyDeleteIt is a special secret left just for you. Sharing the experience just makes it grow, I think.
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