Pause - I was thinking of how the recent strong typhoon winds knocked down the trees. These trees were proud of their plentiful branches and leaves. The very things that make a tree beautiful and musical and a great home for birds are also the things that the wind used to grab the tree and pull and push it to the ground. I was thinking about how my own strengths might end up being my weakness in the face of an unknown wind turning my world upside down.
Prompt - Bright blue skies and hot days punctuated by puffy clouds passing by. The floor fan is gently caressing us as we sleep through the slightly cooler evenings in shorts and a t-shirt. The buzz of the cicadas telling each other attractive stories. The green bean slushies we share between the four of us—mine in a small bowl topped with sugar free greek yogurt, my wife and kids adding milk to turn their slushies into icy drinks. I change my shirt at lunchtime and have at least two cold showers every day: one shower is to wash my hair and clean behind my ears; the other shower/s is/are to rinse the sweat from me and to cool down. The swimming pool beckons to me in my dreams, and I make sure I take sunscreen with me.
Practice - Swimming brings me so much joy because I get to exercise, keep in shape, and stay cool all at the same time. I want to swim more this summer. I’ve missed going to the pool since 2020’s Covid-19 gave us all such a big scare.
Pause - I was thinking of how the recent strong typhoon winds knocked down the trees. These trees were proud of their plentiful branches and leaves. The very things that make a tree beautiful and musical and a great home for birds are also the things that the wind used to grab the tree and pull and push it to the ground. I was thinking about how my own strengths might end up being my weakness in the face of an unknown wind turning my world upside down.
Prompt - Bright blue skies and hot days punctuated by puffy clouds passing by. The floor fan is gently caressing us as we sleep through the slightly cooler evenings in shorts and a t-shirt. The buzz of the cicadas telling each other attractive stories. The green bean slushies we share between the four of us—mine in a small bowl topped with sugar free greek yogurt, my wife and kids adding milk to turn their slushies into icy drinks. I change my shirt at lunchtime and have at least two cold showers every day: one shower is to wash my hair and clean behind my ears; the other shower/s is/are to rinse the sweat from me and to cool down. The swimming pool beckons to me in my dreams, and I make sure I take sunscreen with me.
Practice - Swimming brings me so much joy because I get to exercise, keep in shape, and stay cool all at the same time. I want to swim more this summer. I’ve missed going to the pool since 2020’s Covid-19 gave us all such a big scare.