i woke up today feeling totally uninspired and then i saw this. august has been a 'slow' drip so far. my gray roots have started to show and i'm trying to embrace the new look; at least until fall. i finally broke the caffeine habit so i've taken to sipping mint tea in the afternoon and spying on our cardinal friend as he sits idly on his perch in our backyard. i've acquired an eyelash begonia, a fishnet coleus, and a flame violet from the local nursery in an attempt to round out the makeshift garden on my fire escape. i sewed a hole in my favorite dress and i swear i will wear it til it disintegrates.
i've been thinking about last summer when i was making new friends, eating a lot of pie, drinking a lot of iced lattes and learning the art of floristry. the summer that i learned how to make a love knot stitch. the summer i lost a dear friend. the days pass so quickly and time moves swiftly, so at the moment i remain grateful for the 'slow' going.
/ / xx
for eric {sherm} -- may 30 1989 ~ august 8 2010
Be near me when my light is low,
When the blood creeps, and the nerves prick
And tingle; and the heart is sick,
And all the wheels of Being slow.
Be near me when the sensuous frame
Is rack'd with pangs that conquer trust;
And Time, a maniac scattering dust,
And Life, a fury slinging flame.
Be near me when my faith is dry,
And men the flies of latter spring,
That lay their eggs, and sting and sing
And weave their petty cells and die.
Be near me when I fade away,
To point the term of human strife,
And on the low dark verge of life
The twilight of eternal day.
~ Tennyson
photos: sally mann
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