Dancing Trees
Lucy Pevensie: They're so still. Trumpkin: The trees? What did you expect? Lucy Pevensie: They used to dance. From Prince Caspian How often is this a picture of us... of me...? At moments we dance and then at others we are so still and stoic. This quote has always been such a powerful statement to me. I recently re-read something that I had written several years ago and I was … [Read more...]
the roaring lion
It lies in the shadows and bides its time until, out of no where it pounces and sinks it's teeth into my neck. I feel the wind rushing out of my lungs and my knees buckle. I crumple to the ground but I can't cry. My heart is pounding out of my chest and my mouth is dry. Things change. People move on- baby is born, a grandparent dies and children go away to college, suddenly cast as … [Read more...]