by Deb Farris | Jun 22, 2016 | Aging Parents, Family, Grief, Poetry
leave the cocoon, a caterpillar flies sleep to bloom, a morning glory must shed its layers, a grain of wheat thrives yes, from death comes new Life it must!
by Deb Farris | May 1, 2015 | Musings
Prayers in pools of water Unanswered Delayed Balancing above the Current of the Deep Floating, stirring, swirling elements into Harmony Moving one too soon might sink another Pure focus Buoyant in stillness, peaceful in movement Glimmering Flowing clarity revealed in...
by Deb Farris | Apr 30, 2015 | Musings
We wait Long days, noise, silence Chilled, weakened Fruit has not yet appeared But see wonders Promises of rebirth In you Around you
by Deb Farris | Apr 7, 2015 | Family, Uncategorized
The inner stirrings of new life and pain woke me in the night and in a fog, I thought I was pregnant. I remembered the feeling, clearly, from all those years ago as I made my way to the bathroom. I knew it was Eastertide—a time of wonder and hope—but even in my...
by Deb Farris | Jan 1, 2015 | Musings, Uncategorized
The day before Christmas, we talked about waves. My son’s call came in the early morning from a thousand miles away–I closed my eyes so he could sit beside me. It was an honest talk…..one where we let the truth rise and fall on each other. A mother...