Amy Secrist

Tag: dormancy

  • Come dormant season

    The orange of autumn rests in drops along the dewy grass, a cover of grounded sunset beneath the baring branches. These dead leaves, grounded stars, past light reminding me of constancy and change, of beginnings and agains.

  • A New Year Mantra for Lent

    Three months removed from the start of the year, and embarking on the first week of Lent, it seems fitting to revisit our new year mantra (with a twist into first person): Seek to bring out the good in those around me, and I will find the best in myself. How does this look manifested…

  • We Stop Beneath the Buckeye Tree

    The seed pod dropped on the sidewalk and split. I see the ruddy shine through a slit in the spiked orb and wonder at its depth of color, the certain slant of light spent on its creation and its becoming. I hold the sharp husk gingerly between my fingers and thumb and wonder at the satisfaction…