The days return familiar momentseyelashes point at paperno words can dance onflower faces openlook inside the windowfingers weave the story of usa braided rug used to cover the blemishOn my shoulder you perchsquawk as a chore, as a word to cross offYour kiss is a temporary tattooplaced onto my flesh with spit***
Author Archives: Shannon Laws
My Secret Crush
During the song “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” by Queen, I bumped into a writer friend, Maria McLeod. “Ready Freddy!” she shouted, “Freddy! That was the name of my secret crush!” This comment got my attention. I, too, had a secret crush in school. She shared her story, and I shared mine. We each had a long lasting crush on someone for years, never told anyone. …“I dare you to blog about your crush. To tell the world that you loved that guy all those years!” I shouted over the music. She agreed to the challenge.
Remembering Freddy: A Long-Lost Love Revealed
During the song “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” by Queen, I bumped into a writer friend, Maria McLeod. “Ready Freddy!” she shouted, “Freddy! That was the name of my secret crush!” This comment got my attention. I too had a secret crush in school. She shared her story, and I shared mine. We each had a long-lasting crush on someone for years, never told anyone. Please welcome, first-time guest blogger to Madrona Grove, Maria McLeod
Poem: Island Winter
Fall is over Frost is setting in Clear sky or cloudy Ice will be found in the morning Alone Quiet No birds No visitors The ocean is colder The beach is empty A gull stands watch On a beach wood wall Solitude Peace Breath seen Waves heard …it is winter South Beach, San Juan Island,ContinueContinue reading “Poem: Island Winter”
Christmas Eve Walk
The legs of the pier were standing on the sky. The bay water thick, and the activity of what plays in it a mystery to my eye. Clouds and patches of blue, just fainting from the late afternoon, spread over the waves. Sky dancing on the SeaVarious sea fowl floated along, feet paddle as rudders,ContinueContinue reading “Christmas Eve Walk”
Christmas Card 2013
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! from the SPLaws staff Shannon, Brad, Vin, Chris, and Robert 2013 SPLaws Staff Christmas Video Card L-R: Chris Pine, Brad Pitt, Shannon Laws, Robert Downey Jr, Vin Diesel Here, at the SPLaws offices, we had a slight change of staff since 2012. Abe retired and Tom, who has beenContinueContinue reading “Christmas Card 2013”
Time for Ham
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 2013 marks the fifth anniversary of my blog “Madrona Grove”. In a moment of reflection I found much to be thankful for, and did not need to look far to find faces of many good friends who have blessed my personal timeline. Life is a journey, always better with company.ContinueContinue reading “Time for Ham”
Poetry: Table
Salt on the skinSweat dried in the cool airWe lay across the table clotha checkered gray and white skyThe meal: stars and atmosphereset on a plate glazedin a blue so dark it doesn’t endOur neighbors no longer Robin or wormbut nebula and moonSagittarius contains several well-known nebulae, including the The Omega Nebula, also known as the HorseshoeContinueContinue reading “Poetry: Table”
Cast Iron
While sitting around the Thanksgiving table at my brother’s house this year, I thought about this blog post from 2010. Seeing these two pans on the counter, well seasoned and ready for action, was like greeting an old family member.”Cast Iron” is one of my favorite stories, hope you enjoy it. Hope you hadContinueContinue reading “Cast Iron”
Dungeoness Fish
Rotating around the plant I am learning new ways to torture, I mean process fish. Fish move around the large warehouse on two to three different conveyor belts, stopping only to have another part of their body removed. Every part of the fish is used, much to the disappointment of seagulls hovering nearby. Twice, aContinueContinue reading “Dungeoness Fish”
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