Weather: metaphor Smoke and haze — it’s hard to breathe Supposed to clear up With Love,Natalie
Color
What color am I today?Blue-gray, like the water under cloudsAmber, like the whiskey in my mouthThe rainbow, all at once until it’s blackSlow down the […]
Unmoored, pt 2
I’ve got weights on my anklesMy head is above waterI spit out a mouthful of salt and I wave There’s a darkness in knowingMy arms […]
Open Door Pride Fest
Matching rainbow skirts A hunt for magic potions We are who we are With Love, Natalie
31
Thirty-oneI begin the year unchartedMy head above the wavesBut I am off the map once moreI’ve never been much for swimmingI like when the water […]
Kayaking
Out on the water for the first timeThe splash of the kayak paddlesThe clear, glassy surface of the bayIt’s not perfect but it’s outsideWhere we […]
Just Life
Little cures and back to basicsRed lipstick, staring at an orange sun settingThrough freshly clean windowsCribbage, beer, a giant cat on my lapLighten up, it’s […]
Blue
The lyric stuck in my head“This is me trying”I don’t want to get out of bedBut I’m not dying And some moments it’s easyI laugh, […]
Two Weeks
I keep my camera onI haven’t choked completely yetBut when the calls endSo do II am deep breaths right nowDiving under the wavesTo swim forwardBut […]
Sunday Escapes
Talking with strangers who believe the same thingsWe don’t bring our tragedies to the woodsWe bring our light and hike the trail in good company […]