When We Used to Fly Kites
At different stages of our lives, we do different things. As kids, some of us used to fly kites. Perhaps it is much less common for the younger generations, who live in more condensed surroundings and more used to spend time playing computer games. For those of us who had the childhood of staying in rural areas and playing outdoors, we would handmade our own kites and fly them high in the sky.
The Weight of Waiting
I keep a small, dried sprig of lavender inside the pages of a ledger from 1954. It has lost its scent, turning brittle and gray, yet it remains a stubborn anchor to a season that refused to arrive on time. We spend so much of our lives in the…
The Architecture of Departure
There is a specific geometry to the act of leaving. It begins in the stillness of the roots, a quiet gathering of intent that ripples upward through the spine. To prepare for flight is to hold one’s breath against the weight of the earth,…