In that place of strength
The one perceived
It matters not, how big the tree
And then
One day I look to see
It's been replaced
The tiny maple, with a giant tree
Thank you, Mother
My Mother Earth

In the deepening spring of May, I had no choice but to recognize the trembling of my heart. It usually happened as the sun was going down. In the pale evening gloom, when the soft fragrance of magnolias hung in the air, my heart would swell without warning, and tremble, and lurch with a stab of pain. I would try clamping my eyes shut and gritting my teeth, and wait for it to pass. And it would pass –but slowly, taking its own time, and leaving a dull ache behind.
― Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

Their scent is truly like an obscene phone call from nature itself. And just like that, it's beauty is gone.

The fact that the dance of the Cherry Trees is over makes me a little bit sad, but I do know that next year, they will appear once again, dragging me out of the winter and into the spring.

Fare thee well, my beauty.

The clouds make the best backdrop to my day, dotting the sky, or waving their palms in the breeze, saying goodbye. How can we dispute our love for the tree, wherever it's planted, wherever it be? Hail the loveliness of trees!

The simplest gesture can give you the greatest pleasures in life. You have to give it to yourself some days. Let life have its way, on occasion, you just have to let go.

Let the sun shine in on your life
So the joy may touch your soul

May there always be a flower or three. #alwaysaflower

they set my aunts house on fire
i cried the way women on tv do
folding at the middle
like a five pound note.
i called the boy who use to love me
tried to ‘okay’ my voice
i said hello
he said warsan, what’s wrong, what’s happened?

i’ve been praying,
and these are what my prayers look like;
dear god
i come from two countries
one is thirsty
the other is on fire
both need water.

later that night
i held an atlas in my lap
ran my fingers across the whole world
and whispered,
"where does it hurt?"
it answered,

"everywhere"
"everywhere"
"everywhere"

warsan shire