Tag: Weather

Hello September, You Sexy Thing!

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10-Day Weather Forecast for Winston-Salem, NC.

I am in love with weather that
pulls you into a tight
embrace and offers you time
to appreciate death & dying
for the renewal of strength
and life.

It is shaping up to be the
time of year when animals
scrape at the barrels of
nature to begin their pursuit
of unlimited rest; the time of
year when sun settles
into the clouds a little longer
and wind shimmies in,
performing its best act.

Our walks will be longer.
Our food will be hotter.
Our clothes will be warmer.

And everything that makes up
Autumn will sashay into
the rooms of our hearts, making
this state a bit more tolerable
in the weeks to come.

I will drink in the goodness
of a season that is always
on time.

The dog and the tortoise are
growing old and I am
an ancient soul trapped in
this aging body still yearning
for the Fountain of Youth
to offer its purity in life.

For now, I will take this
shift in weather as a
peace offering until
healing comes at the heels
of our feet.
We’re all eager to walk
this road of life temporarily
unscathed.

I long for Autumn when it is not around, and in just a few weeks, that will be a truth I will love to embrace. Happy September! And Happy Labor Day, if you celebrate. May today be full of rest, relaxing, and enjoying good food, friends, and family.

Peace and blessings.

NaPoWriMo #9

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breaths of fresh air

Spring kicked down
my door and sat its
funky self down in
my living room–pollen
dangling from its feet

funny, I don’t remember
inviting such a threat to
my well-being over for
afternoon tea, but here we are

Benadryl has been getting
cozy with me during
the owl hours of night
and Claritin-D wakes up
with me to usher in
a new day

with Spring planning to
stick around for a few
more months, we’ve had to
adjust our schedules

it’ll be a long time
until we can breathe
healing breaths of fresh
air again unless we opt
to forcefully remove this
torturous season from
our home

and I don’t think any
of us are strong enough for
a plan as thick-headed
as that one

so, we’ll suffer in
peace

Two Things Thursday #1

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1. My second pair of new glasses arrived perfected with my most updated prescription. Photo Credit: Tremaine L. Loadholt
2. Jernee Timid and her pink raincoat. Photo Credit: Tremaine L. Loadholt

1. From my last eye exam and scleral contacts’ fitting, a new prescription was given to me since my right eye has gotten significantly worse.

Keratoconus is doing a number on it. Thus, my lenses are thicker, but my frames are so CUTE! These are the second new pair of glasses that I ordered from Zenni Optical because I love to have a backup pair just in case something happens to the main pair.

But I also switch them up to give myself a little visual pizzazz.

2. Jernee Timid finally wore her raincoat outside in the nasty weather we were having on Tuesday of this week.

The Little Monster usually only likes to put it on and stay inside. She’ll walk to the door and just stop. But on Tuesday, she wore her raincoat multiple times as we went out for her potty breaks and seemed to thoroughly enjoy it as well.