by Deb Farris | Nov 24, 2016 | Musings
One Thanksgiving years ago, my dad read a story about some kernels of corn in his Reader’s Digest. He pointed it out to me and shared the magazine but, taking little interest in the subject matter, I didn’t read it. I’m sure my thoughts were on more...
by Deb Farris | Sep 11, 2016 | Musings
And there it was before me, or there it wasn’t, I should say. My path was buried under the earth, its final stretch beneath water. “Let it have its way,” I said. “What was needed then is no longer needed now. The water has risen and come back...
by Deb Farris | Sep 3, 2016 | Musings, Uncategorized
“The waves are HUGE! White caps! Come look!” Todd sounded like a little boy discovering the water for the first time. “Where?” I said walking into the room not yet awake. “There! Oop…here comes another set!” It looked more...
by Deb Farris | Jul 7, 2016 | Musings
Thirsty shores quenched by laughing, lapping waves. Sky wrinkled from a long night’s work. Clouds, like cloaks, reveal pockets full of mystery. Against the somber waters, wings of hope appear and my eyes can see that nature, my close companion, understands the...
by Deb Farris | Mar 22, 2016 | Musings, Uncategorized
I dreamt of mosquito net canopies cascading from tree branches overhead in the wild and woke up in my bed in Mexico to buzzing in my ear. I picked up my phone hoping it would say 5:00 but saw 3:00. AP flashed across the top of my screen that there had been a bombing...
