Sunday, April 19, 2009

Tell Me What You Will Miss When You Die - a prompt by Natalie Goldberg

Books, blank paper, and coffee.
Family, of course,
And those I love.
A sunny spring day, laying in the sun.
A walk in the woods and the ocean.
Strawberries and Cool Whip, brownies, too.
Margaritas, wine, flowers, and thunderstorms.
Inspiration and quiet.
Festivals and light, learning something new.
Peaches and iced tea.
Feeling good about myself and sleeping in.
Movies that make me cry and music to sing along to.
A quiet day in a museum, a picnic in a park.
The sounds and smells of summer.
A winter blizzard - while warm and cozy indoors.
Fall...
Travel, cooking, plans for the future.
Coconut cream pie.
Daisies and sunflowers.
The love of a child.
Jeans, t-shirts and flip-flops.
Warmth, blue skies, and birds.
The excitement of tomorrow.
Butterflies and bumblebees.
Ice cream cones with sprinkles and hot apple pie.
Family gatherings, gift-giving.
Asking questions and finding answers.
Tree-lined streets, walks on the beach, memories of childhood.
Laughing, loving, living.

1 comment:

Diane O'Leary said...

Dawn, this is lovely! :) In the interest of sharing, come visit my poetry/prose site anytime: http://northernwilights.wordpress.com/
I read everything you wrote and it's all really really good. Rock on!