What do you wish on?
not for, but ON…
- dahlias, when the dahlias are in bloom, i’m enraptured and can’t keep from being romantic and wistful and dreamy.
- when the clock says 11:11 , i pause and make me a wish, or feel the magic, or remember an old friend.
- the giantess of a full moon. she may be the quiet sister of the Sun, but our gaze is direct, we look at each other plainly. and i wish.
- the hair of my children, i’m so astonished by it, the peace i find in smelling them (most of the time, because honestly, sometimes they are RIPE)… the wishes i can’t help but make for them…
- everytime i’m in a candy section, i wish i had more self-control. Does this belong on this list? I don’t know either, but its in, on a technicality, i guess. (i’m always in a goddamned candy section, i swear to god, i don’t know how it keeps happening!)
- early morning dew on the grass, the path i can make through it, and see behind me as i walk to the chicken coop. so dreamy. makes me think of my effect on the world, the space i take up, the impact i really have.
- fires in the woodstove, firepits outside, all the intentional and not-terrifying fires. theres a level of humility in me when i watch, this most ancient of entertainments.
I’m not going to strain to make eleven today. I’m going to make wishes instead. I think the world needs more of them floating around. Maybe you’ll bump into one of mine today. Its going to be a good day.
love love,
me
+ala Cynthia Lee- her list today is amazing.
The moons still visible this morning, Wishing you and your family all the best in 2021! Xo
AWWW! You too, oldie but super goodie. Kiss those pups! All the best. all of it.
#7 I’m definitely a wintertime firebug. I love a fire outside in the winter. Primitive. Love a fire in our fireplace as well but outside seems more fundamental, basic – warmth in the cold.