by Leisa A. Hammett | May 26, 2014 | Nature, Spirituality
Last night we did something magical. Something I’d heard of for about seven or more years. Something I’d tried to go to more than once. Finally, the invitation landed into my in-box when all the stars were aligned. And this was a night for stars. Perhaps I’m...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Mar 17, 2014 | All The Rest of Life, Nature, Spirituality
He perched there. On my porch. Bulging-bellied lil' feller. His coif an iridescent blue. His body beneath his stunning wings, a downy warm, grey, winter white and dramatic strokes of tuxedo black. Mr. Bluejay. Why had he graced my breakfast window view? Native...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Feb 10, 2014 | Art, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nature, Spirituality
A sentinel. She stands. Each morning, other side frigid window panes. A single, shriveled leaf borne, sole remains from bounty once red. Grey. Shorn of cover, rising grace. Sharing border of scalloped fence, crammed Cedar triplets, crowned with remnant of last snow...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jan 5, 2014 | Autism/Disability, Nashville!, Nature, Spirituality
I'm grateful for my former neighbor, the complainer. No, really. I am grateful that every time I rounded the curve on my daily walks and saw her, she complained. Specifically, she complained about the weather. It was either too hot or too cold. Pick any season....
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 16, 2013 | Art, Nashville!, Nature, Spirituality
Winter. She is the finer artist. For her palette, no adornment of leaf. No riches of color. She must etch frozen earth, burn glow of sun onto naked fingerling branches. Some, self-concerned, are blind to her beauty. Trite, yes, but beauty is in...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 13, 2013 | Art, Nashville!, Nature, Spirituality
winter sun seeking kisses from a silent soul
