Pale Shadows

Winter                                                             Full Moon of the Cold Month “Even the smallest victory is never to be taken for granted. Each victory must be applauded, because it is so easy not to battle at all, to just accept and call that acceptance inevitable.” – Audre Lorde This full moon, out in a cloudless night sky, cast long […]

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The Full Grandchildren Moon

Summer                               Full Grandchildren Moon The full moon has risen over the seven oaks outside my study window.  It stands high, calling to mind the grandchildren of the world, how they come into our lives as gifts and remain as loved ones.  Ruth and Gabe, my grandkids, are in my life only because Jon and Jen […]

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Imagine Your Soul Traveling on a Lambent Beam

69  bar rises 29.85  0mph NE dew-point 68  Summer night with a full moon, steamy beautiful Full Thunder Moon Five of us sit down every 4 to 5 weeks or so and play sheepshead.  This is a game, as I’ve said before, peculiar to eastern Wisconsin and there among the German community where it is […]

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