by Deb Farris | Apr 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
A blade of grass lines up in the field. Obedient grass. Blade by blade you make a lush covering of warmth over the cold, dark earth. Silent one, be firm. As the grass knows better than to slip backward or wander off, moment by moment, be present. Obey, today, the...
by Deb Farris | Apr 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
Little flames of green stare back at me from the tips of branches. Against the overcast sky their shoots of color are all the brighter. The birds seem pleased by the new decor. They weren’t there yesterday. The rain stayed up all night to bring the buds...
by Deb Farris | Apr 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
Stir my heart to prayer, Lord, turn my mind to you. Let prayer be my noble cause, may belief be no effort. A broken heart waits, a child sits in despair, a mother, overwhelmed. A father, lost. For I knew these things well and closed my eyes to you, my ears. Your...
by Deb Farris | Apr 17, 2016 | Family, Musings
Is it just me or is there something about the way some people say your name that makes your heart hum? “Debbie,” he said. I looked up from my meatloaf and mashed potatoes to meet his eyes and smiled. I love hearing Dad say my name. “I lay on my back...
by Deb Farris | Apr 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
First comes joy’s anticipation–beauty to behold. Then the daily drudgery of mastering the tendu. Pulls, tears, breaks–the pain of perfecting technique. Joy becomes something of the past as I am forced into stillness, injured. Then, evidence of...
