Tag: children
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of grasping and giving (II)
The rubied pearls of pomegranate sparkle in their halved bowl, the depth of red juice filling in the gaps where the membrane segments and cradles the seeds like yolks in whites in shells. The full leafed plants languish in the November garden while the children push their root systems into their still-warm earth, crushing the…
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Storing Up
Bare feet in the October afternoon we peel apart the flowering silks of season-ending sweet corn; the scent of sugared earth floats as we tear the still-green leaves revealing rows of cobbed kernels. Snapping free the stalk and tossing aside the husk, we lay the ear by for blanching. The girls yank and pull and…
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A Prayer for Our Children
Lord, you love our children so much. Thank you for gifting me with them. They are precious in every way. Please help me understand them and lead and guide them in the best way. Let me be a blessing to them and not a burden. Open my eyes and my heart so that I may…
Amy Secrist 