today the empty cloth grocery bag I was carrying caught the wind, and blew open like a bullfrog.
i made a game out of it, trailing it beside me like a balloon.
up, down, up, down. smiling.
i dislike the wind. it makes things seem colder than they are.
so i pretended that I had captured it and was holding it prisoner until the spring comes.
take that winter.
you are no match for me.
Funny, on mornings like this, I couldn't catch the wind if I tried. My kids are usually pulling me through it like a hesitant water skier.
Posted by: coffeegirl on March 11, 2005 09:39 AMthere's a picture on BlueberryMoon's blog of Martha Graham capturing the wind too....its a beautiful photo as is your poem
http://www.livejournal.com/users/blueberrymoon/2005/03/10/
Can you package some of that cool air up tightly in a box and send out here to me in Oz. A couple of mornings ago we woke to a beautiful clear crisp autumn morning ... which lasted all of one day and then the hot, steamy, humid weather came back and we are all dripping and drooping again. How I long to feel the cool air on my skin! Two generations on and I still have English blood flowing in my veins.
Posted by: Robyn on March 11, 2005 05:03 AMTake that winter....
I love that... it made me *gigglesnort*
:D
Yay for wind chasing and wind capturing!
Posted by: Leonie on March 11, 2005 02:55 AMI like you. Can we be friends?
Posted by: *jenny b on March 10, 2005 07:47 PM:)
Posted by: Ali on March 10, 2005 04:24 PMI just love your site! I just discovered it and have been cruising around. you are an inspiration. I am sure I will be checking back often!!
I am waiting for the end of winter as well. (in new hampshire)
Posted by: jenn on March 10, 2005 04:24 PMKeri, I love your blog & site.
You inspire me to want to paint! I havnt picked up a brush since December. Do you paint/draw something every day? Any tips on how you get stay motivated to paint?
I love the bullfrog description!
Posted by: Mike on March 10, 2005 11:22 AM