Groves of madrona treesSet up against the blue skyAmongst other northwest evergreensMoss dripping from your branchesSways in the breezeThe orange bark peeling down your armsShinning green leavesOpen, basking in the sunBlue, orange, greenPalo Verde tree giving shadePlaced in this orange desert by giantsBlue sky means no rain today in the southwestBranches reach out like anContinueContinue reading “Poetry: Blue Orange Green”
Author Archives: Shannon Laws
Bird Brain
There is a celebrated free concert available to anyone who lives near trees. Songbirds create a relaxing atmosphere, a symphony of background noise that only nature itself could conduct. The soothing effects are almost immediate; a lower heart beat, a happier disposition, and a smile on your face. In the winter my yard is quiet,ContinueContinue reading “Bird Brain”
The 48th Parallel
Living on the 48th parallel has some good attributes. You experience four seasons. However winter on the West coast involves more rain, the Midwest and East coast receives more snow. I believe it is one of the most beautiful stretches of the United States.The 45th Parallel is a line which designates the longitudinal halfway pointContinueContinue reading “The 48th Parallel”
It’s the Little Things
A couple of months ago my young-adult son asked us if he could stay with us for a few months during a transition. He was going from “A” to “B” and needed a place to live just for a few months; of course we said “Yes”. He is our oldest and the first to leaveContinueContinue reading “It’s the Little Things”
Poetry: Lookout
Fields of flowersRolling green hillsSitting, wind at my backIn the distance ships sailSnow capped OlympicsNeedle tipped treesMoss covered rocksI spy a brown fox In the a field of brown grassZig Zagging in sync with a rabbitThe other side deerEmerge from the forestOut in the open nowGathering together for dinerThe sun, the warm setting sunSoon yourContinueContinue reading “Poetry: Lookout”
Mom’s Holiday Ham
OK, true story:One holiday four generations of family are all gathered together in the youngest daughter’s new home for a rare time together. This is her first time hosting a family dinner. Her mom is helping her with the ham. The daughter plops the large ham into its pan and asks the mom, “OK whatContinueContinue reading “Mom’s Holiday Ham”
The Gift
About eight years ago someone gifted me a bottle of eau de parfum Chanel No. 5. I purchased a small bottle of it in my early twenties and quickly burned through it; it was my favorite fragrance. How wonderful to find this old friend again or perhaps it found me? With kids, a job, andContinueContinue reading “The Gift”
Jokes About Writers
Some of my favorite jokes about writers(because we’re so weird)How many screenwriters does it take to change a light bulb?Answer: Ten.1st draft. Hero changes light bulb.2nd draft. Villain changes light bulb.3rd draft. Hero stops villain from changing light bulb. Villain falls to death.4th draft. Lose the light bulb.5th draft. Light bulb back in. Fluorescent insteadContinueContinue reading “Jokes About Writers”
Nothing
Nothing is the best something. If you Google “Nothing” you’ll get something: deals for “nothing”, blogs about “nothing”. Google Image gets you photos about the word “nothing” and there is even a town in Arizona called “Nothing”. Perhaps it was founded by the Noth family? Nothing is where all things come from really, including ideasContinueContinue reading “Nothing”
Sadistic Sun
Before my eyes crack open to greet the day I’m realizing that today is THAT day.I’m up! Physically my body lay still in bed, covers up to the chin. For the past twenty minutes or so my mind has been turning like a sour stomach; thoughts, images, ideas good and bad, swirling around up inContinueContinue reading “Sadistic Sun”
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