Thanks, Sylvia!
Well, It is a week, isn't it? No matter how you believe, the events of this week will forever stay in our minds. Blessings for our country to keep its firm beliefs going forward and to heal quickly, with all of our help. We must keep fighting for what's right!
Here's a quote that feels special for gratitude to Jone Rush MacCulloch and her yearly idea to send postcards to a group. We sign up and she coordinates the lists.
"To Send a letter is a good way to go somewhere without moving anything but your heart." Phyllis Theroux
Thank you to Linda Mitchell, Mary Lee Hahn, and Carol Varsalona for the wonderful mail, pictures, postcards, bookmarks, and of course, poetry, that I've found in my mailbox so far!
upon the lake
silverdrops dance
as a new year arises
breathe in
winter's freshness
exhale earth's frostbitten bite
Carol Varsalona
recently minted
shiny coin of here and now
ready to be spent
Mary Lee Hahn
Year of the Ox
Monday, Ox delivers brush and brooms
to sweep old year away
Tuesday, Ox brings uncles, aunties
hong bao and rice cakes
Wednesday, Ox shies at red banners
good luck poems they swish and sway
Thursday, Ox shakes golden bells
hoping kitchen god will stay
Friday, Ox eats and rests contentedly
firecrackers pop –
wishing 新年快乐
Happy New Year's Day!
Linda Mitchell