waiting – Lindsey Gallant

Kingfisher

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Lindsey Gallant / 0 Comment

{A concussion recovery post} I saw the kingfisher for the first time today, and I cried. He flew onto the dead ash tree from somewhere downstream, and I recogni...

recovery/waiting/winter/writing

Molasses in February

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Lindsey Gallant / 1 Comment

The page is before me. Blank. My words are like dried molasses in the corners of the carton. I need the sweetness to pour, but all I can do is hold the containe...

autumn/birds/nature/river/waiting

Sub Picea

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Lindsey Gallant / 0 Comment

I step into a golden morning and something of the old self dies in the light. I am breathing in freshness ancient and new. My feet are damp with melting frost, ...

faith/grace/hard things/love/trust/waiting

The Secret of the Buried Seed

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Lindsey Gallant / 0 Comment

The secret of the buried seedis to accept the darkness as a gift,to trust the finger that presses us downinto what we fear will be a grave. We have always feare...

waiting

Stay Home

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Lindsey Gallant / 0 Comment

I thought this poem by Wendell Berry was especially apt for this moment in time. In moments of stillness, may we find new peace. Stay Home I will wait here in t...