27.6.22

Summer holiday

We welcomed the summer solstice last week in our beloved Sandy Hook at the Jersey Shore. Glamping at its best along pristine nature's coastline preserve complete with families of deer, groundhogs, foxes and bunnies roaming freely. While the sea winds blew through most days, our beginning of the summer soared quickly. Our week's stay in a former Sergeant's home behind Officers' Row at Fort Hancock, which sits at the tip of the hook, bay on one side, ocean on the other, and one of the oldest lighthouses south of our quarters, delighted us. What an 
adventure it was to ride along the trail on our bikes for hours on end as the breeze propelled us to notice the haunting beauty and history of the battery and artillery base ruins.

summer holiday, she never ages
she invites us to the shore
and waves family members to come along
in celebration of connection, 
her sunny warmth
comforts and embraces us in togetherness 
a familiar, a pamilyal love
no matter how long it's been
in her hushed and happy as a clam way
she nestles my broken spirit 
and whispers,
do you see the sun (rise, set),
do you feel how sweet the light (life)?


11.6.22

Morning rise

Yesterday was the last day of fourth grade for our gal. So emotional, I've worked with incredible effort to not let the madness of the world consume me alongside the deep exhale I've let go after the past two and half years working to stay healthy and sane as we negotiate learning how to live and learn in this ongoing pandemic. 

the morning grind
the aroma of kapeng robusta
as i press my coffee
i take comfort
in my rise and shine elixir
a necessary treat
amidst the pressure of our collective trauma
this covid pandemic
the endless gun violence
the light rain outside my kitchen window
greets me easily at the breakfast table,
reminds me to breathe
and moves my pen along on a wayfaring journey
as i struggle through my moving mist
and remember it is a brave and radical act of devotion
to set a tender intention and sigh
let me breathe only love
in this moment 
and watch how the tears fall and let go