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Friday, March 1, 2019

A Season for Seeing

I sat down this morning and could tell my daily slicer brain was starting to cue up. I've been writing almost every day but not slice of life stories. I've been in deep thought thinking about processes while reading and researching. In my first eye flutters of the day it hit me I had to write differently, think differently, and as I did the dust cloths came off, and I began.

At first, I thought, when am I going to write?
          Maybe right now would be best.
What will I say? Should it be profound? Should it be basic?
          Maybe it should just be this.
Or, should I write a poem? [Begins listing words, delete, delete]
          Maybe that just made me think.

I feel warmed up.
My eyes are bigger.
I'm ready for seeing.

I like this season of seeing in March. So much of my brain gets re-wired and focused. So much of my thoughts are given a bit of extra time to settle, and some become a word on a page. And, I think what I'm most looking forward to is it reminds me of when I first had these feelings. They mostly would come on my drive to work, which I've been taking for granted. But, I've noticed the lighter mornings. The dark grays that slowly dilute to lighter tones as we drive through the woods, past houses, and cautious deer. I've started to notice the few brave birds. I wonder when I'll hear them too? I'm hoping this will be the year the herring and the egrets come back to my favorite pond. They've been gone for years now, but I continue to hope.

It's a season for hoping.
It's a season of wishes.
It's a season for seeing.


3 comments:

  1. I never thought of March like that. I'm always just waiting for April and planting season. But the birds are out and about in my backyard, and I applaud their bravery. I love how you await the herring and the egrets coming back to your favorite pond. What a lovely image!

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  2. A season for seeing...I can't tell you how much I love that phrase. March has always been a big month at school for changes and growth and light bulb moments. It's also been the month of really looking and thinking about what would make a good slice to share. A season for seeing indeed!

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  3. Your first slice is so gentle Betsy! I love it. I am always inspired by your writing and slicing. I like how you captured the little details about how the lighting changed and noticing which animals you might see and hear. Happy slicing this month.

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