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09/08/201609/08/2016

Retrospective

  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 […]

Posted in Family, Life, Memories are made of this, Seasons. Tagged # old family photos# what we did not know then. 5 Comments
09/04/201609/04/2016

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 […]

Posted in Life, Memories are made of this, These are a few of my favorite things!!!. Tagged GTO, nostalgia, Red cars. 5 Comments
08/24/201608/24/2016

Diva

Posted in Dogs, dog love,perfect Love, dog-god, Family, Life, These are a few of my favorite things!!!. Leave a comment
08/19/201608/19/2016

Break in the Clouds

midnight buffet being served on glistening ancient lunar platter   © Nancilynn Saylor 2016   Sturgeon Moon August 2016

Posted in Haiku, Life, Poetry, These are a few of my favorite things!!!. Tagged #Moon child#full moon fever#brief break in clouds. Leave a comment
08/18/201608/18/2016

Mimosa tears

ground covered in pink/ sweet scented summer rain storms/ mimosa teardrops   ©Nancilynn Saylor 2016 Photo from back patio

Posted in Flowers, Haiku, Life, Poetry, Seasons. Tagged #August rain event#uncommon summer storms#welcome rains. Leave a comment
08/09/201608/09/2016

Smooth Granite

A lifetime spent with struggles… smooth stones or sharp gravel.   ©Nancilynn Saylor The garden gate

Posted in Haiku, Life, Poetry. Tagged aging, perfection, romance. 2 Comments
08/08/2016

The City stirs to life …

Four black crows take wing Under cerulean skies Suburbia stirs… .

Posted in Haiku, Life, Poetry, Uncategorized. Tagged summer in Texas#morning sky#clear blue. Leave a comment
08/07/201608/07/2016

Summer sounds

Dog day cicadas- Symphony for summer nights. Still, August lingers…   © Nancilynn Saylor 2016 Cicada on front porch this morning!  

Posted in Haiku, Life, Poetry, Seasons. Tagged #Summer days# Summer nights#Central Texas#insects. Leave a comment
08/05/201608/05/2016

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 […]

Posted in Flowers, Life, Poetry, Seasons. Tagged #Limes#flowers#scented memories. Leave a comment
08/04/201608/04/2016

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- […]

Posted in Family, Life, Memories are made of this, Poetry. Tagged #hot-air balloons#Sedona#desert. Leave a comment

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