Monday, January 28, 2008

28/366: Marnelle

In high school, she would quietly find me to give me the notebook, the lunch bag, the wallet I’d carelessly left somewhere. I was scattered; she was contained. Next to her tranquil grace, I felt large, clumsy, noisy. A continent away now, she is still in my life, noticing the details.

1 comment:

Indigo Bunting said...

Lovely. I've been away for a few days, getting ready for/getting to Portland. Now I'm here. And (sigh) need to get back to work.

I did a sweat lodge outside of Tucson once. It really knocked me out physically, but what an experience.