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She was the best mom. In hard times, she’d put a Bible under my pillow so words of comfort mingled with my dreams. (Fear not, for I bring you tidings of great joy.) She never let a stranger-child go hungry, even with that big farm, big family – drove my father nuts! It’s a…
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Migration
Five billion years — we must find a new home. Five billion years — the earth falls into the sun’s…
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Willows
Early March and the willows, brown and gaunt, remember they are beautiful, first in the golden slant of the morning…
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Haiku, Japanese Garden
The shrine within me. Dew on the blades of grass shines on my dream lake. A feather drifts by,…
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Famine
Even desperate for water in the desert the dead must be washed, every part, to stand before God clean. …
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Loneliness
One clove of garlic, chopped, sautéed in olive oil, a handful of spinach leaves steamed, rice noodles boiled. An…
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Francine in Paris – Day 7
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The loudspeaker came on at 2 PM in the Louvre. “Everyone must evacuate the building. When the situation is over you will be allowed to return.” Right. Goldfinch. …
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Francine in Paris – Day 6
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Who could fail to enjoy a place like this? Le Mur des je t’aime = I love you: the wall. Imagine a wall in a Parisian park. On the wall you…
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Francine in Paris – Days 4 et 5
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imagine dining in style at Le Caveau de l’isle, a traditional French restaurant, in a 17th century building on Isle de Sainte Louis. Naturally, we behaved like tourists and photographed…
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Francine in Paris – Day 3
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Today, I made the trek to Porte de Clingancourt for Les Puces, the flea market. The last few times I was there I had a favorite area, a narrow strip…
