Finding Home

East Nashville, TN- April 23, 2011

Like an echo straining to hear what has been said -

My home is found
in knowing I am safe 
at home -
even when far away.
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Today I was blessed to attend the grace filled house of East End United Methodist Church-Easter blessings spilled into my heart as I stood beside my son and his wife.  Overcome -- have you ever been overcome by a moment being too wonderful? When you know for a fact that Gods love has not left this world and in fact is right there that very second? So much better than  colored eggs and chocolate. There was not a basket or bunny in sight today - Although I do recall a rousing rendition of "Little Bunny Foo Foo". After church we had a lovely lunch and talked. Followed by a foray into a hot tub under a an oak tree with week old leaves. Then the rain came and chased us inside.  The day brought text messages, emails and phone calls. It brought stories and music and laughter. It brought blessings- even without bunnies.


I moved tearfully beyond 

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Half Way There

 

Photo by AJH - my four year old niece - post processing by Teri H Hoover-Jan 2009

 

 

in the ever changing mask

Inkseeds Poetry Prompt -April 6, 2011- Masks

There she is
at home

There
she is belonging

There

SHE 

IS.

contained-but NOT constrained.

There

within

the walls of the world~

mostly herself.

 

 

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Remembering to Belong

Hahn Horticultural Gardens, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va- April 2, 2011

                            where I belong shifts             sideways-

                            while the sun shines on me anyway

          Dreaming- the words fall to page~ belonging not to me.

 

So I wonder as I ponder yet another prompt-- yes I know I think I said the photographer (me) was going to go back home to photography.

"Home"   just a word. A exploration of the word home can lead you wandering.

I was wandering again over at Writing Our Way Home- forum 

Found I have another place of blessing. Jennie  one of our members has taken it upon herself to start a month long Poetry and Personal Mythology ~Inkseeds blog.  Her prompts are full and leading to another journey of discovery. I feel a bit like Alice down the rabbit hole but I have lots of friends to keep me company. So while I dabble and wander I will remember to keep sending photographic postcards.