the secret canoe & blue kayak Today I water the ducks and pick up apples before I depart. It's late afternoon, the kids are at soccer with Josh. It's hot for the second to last day of summer. The sky, a stunning blue, feels like a portal of joy. The leaves look dry, some curling, … Continue reading To the Pond: The Secret Canoe
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To the Pond:[1]
the beginning of the field At seven months pregnant I feel the need to turn inward towards privacy and protection, towards the quiet of aloneness. I long to burrow into my own warm nest of safety and let the world slide away. It's late September and the leaves are just beginning to turn. I had … Continue reading To the Pond:[1]
How We Live Our Lives
There are two Canada geese nesting on the pond, but only one mate. My son and I go out in the kayak in the middle of May. The frogs are mating. Guttural and loud, the sound echoes from the shore of the pond. We watch them in the shallow water laying on each other. There … Continue reading How We Live Our Lives
Emily Arnason Casey 