My native winter habitat is the sigh and drip of needled forests, smell of leaf rot, salamander squirm, and the phallic droop of red alder catkins softened by rain. Instead I am in her room, strictly vertical and rectangular, beige walls hung with a single vestige of other-than-human life, a large close-up photo of Squirrel-tail Grass, a colorful but rigid caricature of nodding summer seed heads.
Reading "Her Dreams" this morning by our woodstove, I am once again drawn to your evocative images--these expressing an epistle of love for your mother, and that place of limbo--caught between the "drip of needled forests" and the "strictly vertical"...walls. Thank you, and I'm so glad to hear she is taking steps on her own. Dignity.
"The accumulated agitation of 87 years seems to bleed out in her dreams. She has fought for dignity most of her life, fen ding off assailants both real and imagined." Amazing, Tom. I witnessed something eerily similar, I'm sure many have. Yet only you could capture it so clearly and eloquently. - CW
I need to get your new book, I might have it sent to my son and he can bring it to Italy for me, that's if covid lets us meet in Italy, I'm starting to worry,
It's different but similar for me with my mom right now. Thanks for wording it, Tom; I have no time to do so.
Reading "Her Dreams" this morning by our woodstove, I am once again drawn to your evocative images--these expressing an epistle of love for your mother, and that place of limbo--caught between the "drip of needled forests" and the "strictly vertical"...walls. Thank you, and I'm so glad to hear she is taking steps on her own. Dignity.
"The accumulated agitation of 87 years seems to bleed out in her dreams. She has fought for dignity most of her life, fen ding off assailants both real and imagined." Amazing, Tom. I witnessed something eerily similar, I'm sure many have. Yet only you could capture it so clearly and eloquently. - CW
That was from me, Cathy 😊.
Beautiful, Tom.
You are a good son. I’m hoping you can find your way into a routine which includes some rest!
My heart is with you and your family Tom.
Is everything okay Tom?
I need to get your new book, I might have it sent to my son and he can bring it to Italy for me, that's if covid lets us meet in Italy, I'm starting to worry,