Dear NEEAAReSt and Dearest, Mother's Day is always difficult for me.  It often seems like a cocktail of grief and sadness with a twist of regret. A few years ago, on Mother's Day, I started writing a weekly "letter" (blog post) t...

If I should have a daughter, instead of mom, she’s going to call me Point B,because that way she knows that no matter what happens,at least she can always find her way to me.And I am going to paint the Solar Systems on the backs of her hands,so she...

for Soriya I wander in her forest / hearing ankle bells jingle with each step,/ the universe at her feet and hands./ I want to touch her./ She flies in my house in paintings/ with petals of orange blossom raining from the/ ceiling./ With her ...

"The music of a marathon is a powerful strain, one of those tunes of glory. It asks us to forsake pleasures, to discipline the body, to find courage, to renew faith, and to become one's own person, utterly and completely." -George Sheehan Doing...