Poetry
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Buttercups Dare Me to Believe It
I felt the tears well behind my eyes walking up to the four buttercup blooms. I first noticed the telltale yellow burst of a flower while in the middle of an ordinary task as I passed by our bedroom window. Soon after I would sit in the cool grass, hear the frogs and the birds,… Continue reading
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The Quiet Part (out loud)
When I was about 6 weeks pregnant with my son I remember quietly admitting to my sister-in-law that I knew how to trust God with pain, but I didn’t know how to trust Him with joy. I had long years in the crushing season of infertility and still there was life which rose from the… Continue reading
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Small Talk – a poem on love
Time does fly. Seems wild this photo was taken November 2021 when I was in the 2nd trimester with our daughter and our son was just a year old. Time does fly. Fast and furious and beautiful. While not without grief, time has gone to good places and I love having all the ordinary life… Continue reading
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Full Bloom in January
Here at Green Fables there is a particular flower which can bloom through the wintertime. Last year was my first experience with this bloom and I even gifted one of the small yellow flowers to a dear friend on her birthday! She is a lover of spring and summer so getting such a bright flower… Continue reading
