Winter Still Life

Red apples on snow-covered tree limbs, 

Feathers plumped against winter’s breath.

Pretty as a still life, these apples and

Dove-shaped pears.

One of my fabulous grandsons wrote this acrostic poem for a high school project. So much insight. He is a totally fun loving young man with a sensitive soul.

A man of solitude, un-
Bound by the norms of society,
Conducted a mission and was
Destined to reinvent the world. He found that
Eternal peace will overcome the world when man becomes one with nature.
For solitude is the key to happiness. The
Identity of nature is one that cannot be copied or counterfeited, for nature is an awe-inspiring and unique entity.
Juices of the fruits of life can be found in nature. Nature is a separate dimension in which
Karma is the presiding and eternal ruler. The wilderness is a place where
Leaves are the roads and
Mountains are the skyscrapers that make up the skyline.
Nickels, dimes and other materialistic items are the
Opiates of society, where as
Peace and solitude are the antidotes to modern materialistic idealism. The other antidotes and
Qualities of nature cannot be fully appreciated until experienced by one. The overwhelming
Realities of the modern world are left behind for the deeper and more
Significant reality of nature.
The
Woodlands allow for man to develop a better understanding of the
Years of his life. After the experience of nature man will be a more
Zealous species.

Lazy Lizard 

Lazy lizard day

Steamy and hot

Do it his way

Move not

With eyes shut

Dream of a cool hut 

©2012 irina dimitric

Sean wearing his radiation helmet

during radiation therapy.

  Sean and Katryn Daugherty are headed to the hospital

near their home tomorrow, Thursday, February 16th at 7:30

a.m. for Sean's petscan.

Sean has been undergoing treatment (which included

surgery) for throat cancer and underwent both

chemotherapy and radiation over the

passed months.

The petscan will give a better assessment as to how the

chemo and radiation worked against the cancer and I hope

and pray the results will be beneficial to Sean.

Preparation for a petscan renders the patient very weak

since he is on a restricted  diet which allows the

scan to process the clearest images.

Sean and his wife katryn and daughters Callisto and Aria

could use the hopes and prayers of all their Gather friends.

Katryn said the results of the petscan will be provided by the

doctors during an appointment on February 20th.

I will be thinking about and praying for them and am posting

this message to make everybody aware that prayers

are needed.

02.15.2012

Barbara H.