A faded old book with a baby blue stained cover, the color for a wished for boy, who would not be me. Inside, a picture of my mother, father, sister and me; October 18, 1949, is the date written in my mother’s hand. Daddy in his uniform, is smiling and proud, a […]
Category: Life
My Favorite Car
was a 1967 candy apple red, Pontiac GTO… likely the most fun I ever had behind the wheel of a car! She had 4 on the floor, power and was loud And made to go fast So I did… Her speedometer was broken But the tachometer worked. Her engine cued me when it was […]
Break in the Clouds
midnight buffet being served on glistening ancient lunar platter © Nancilynn Saylor 2016 Sturgeon Moon August 2016
Mimosa tears
ground covered in pink/ sweet scented summer rain storms/ mimosa teardrops ©Nancilynn Saylor 2016 Photo from back patio
Smooth Granite
A lifetime spent with struggles… smooth stones or sharp gravel. ©Nancilynn Saylor The garden gate
The City stirs to life …
Four black crows take wing Under cerulean skies Suburbia stirs… .
Summer sounds
Dog day cicadas- Symphony for summer nights. Still, August lingers… © Nancilynn Saylor 2016 Cicada on front porch this morning!
Mexican Limes
They first begin to flower in the green house, typically, mid-December, occasionally January . The scent can only be described as Powerful… at times, I drag a small stool inside the greenhouse, and sit with the blooms until the potent scent drives me away. Late Summer, the fruit ripens . I rub the skin against […]
From my Bucket list
June, 1999 The year following the death of my mother, the year following my completion of treatment… Lymphoma(Non-Hodgkin’s / B-cell large& small) that year was a blur. He’d made a lot of money in the stock market & we should go on a trip to celebrate… Sedona! My only ever hot air- […]