Today we celebrate our son, Mike on the occasion of his 46th birthday.He was not with us for so many birthdays Lost in a world where mom's andDads don't go except in the nightmares Of their minds when sleep curls up in a cold corner of the dark roomAnd they can only stare silently at […]
Sweet child of mine
Today we are celebrating youngest son Michaelr
Mary did you know?
Nativity raisedBathed in soft blue light, I ask, " Mary, did you know!" Nancilynn Saylor 8 December 2017
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
Silent snowflakes driftdown, blanketing the Sycamore Christmas lights shimmer. © Nancilynn Saylor 7 December 2017
Cold December Night
Clouds are settling in Just days past full moon's rising;Winter, unpacking. Nancilynn Saylor 5 December 2017
Look through any window…
Shards of sun rise blazeRace across the bedroom wallBlue curtains, blue sky. ©Nancilynn Saylor 29 November 2017
Creamsicle sky
Sky explodes in orangeCold Thanksgiving morning Gratitude abounds Nancilynn Saylor Thanksgiving 2017
A Longing for Thoreau
I hold fast to my walking stick as I leave the beaten path to follow my own trail Into only partially familiar woods. There is a part of me that hunkers down Here, within the gloom of autumn or later, the promise of spring Tilt back my head Shake my mane and Sniff the air. […]
Deep purple
Winter coaxes FallTo move aside, rest nowLast of our aubergines! © Nancilynn Saylor17 November 2017
Indra’s net or six degrees of separation
It has been six weeks since my fiftieth high school reunion. I had the pleasure of staying a day with friends in the small town of Floresville,Texas about 30 miles southeast of San Antonio. Bonnie and I were buddies our Senior year, eating lunch together almost every day, along with Claudia, another friend. We were, […]
Nancilynn is Writing again 