Scars

On
my skin,
every scar tells
a story of struggles
survived.

 

- my hat and I had been doing some gardening, when I opened the door to receive a pharmacy delivery. I’m not sure if the delivery person was trying not to stare at my ginormous hat (maybe worried about not being able to escape its gravitational pull). Anyway, while trying to avoid the hat, the delivery person lowered their eyes, and their gaze landed on the not-so-wee scar left behind by my port-a-cath; and they totally froze, which is how I knew they were looking at the scar. To ease the tension, I said, “I got this one during a fight to the death. My enemy didn’t survive my ferocious chemical attacks.” The delivery person did not seem to care much for my chemotherapy jokes. Either that, or they were smiling deep, deep, really deep… under their mask. 🤔

- for Poets and Storytellers United --Weekly Scribblings #78: Micro-writings.

Slowdown… and See

not-quite Journaling, 16

the poetry:

Slowdown…
let go
of useless guilt—
taking time to see life
blooming and buzzing,
does not make a heart
careless
or heartless or
less
aware of the world; but
watching Nature grow
natural things
can lift body and soul.

Never be too busy
to smile;

always remember that
(for a moment)

in the tiniest garden,
an explosion of sun-
flowers can brighten
the gloom threatening
to shadow the world.

and the inspiration:

more photos HERE

7/5/2021: An explosion of sun-
                                                                                                flowers!

7/8/2021: It’s true (smiles are free therapy we can share); so, let us smile as often as we can.

7/10/2021: The seeds that bloomed these lovely specimens were a gift from a friend. Each sunflower has been a surprise. The first was the shade of yellow most of us associate with sunflowers. The second one has a yellow base, but the petals look like Nature took her favorite brush (and red paint) and had some fun. I really like the effect.

more photos HERE

- for Poets and Storytellers United--Writers’ Pantry #78: Cover Me.