There are leaves and buds of leaves upon my trees and bushes.
The roses will bloom early again this spring, if a hard freeze doesn’t come
through and kill everything.
Me? I’m still alive. Should have died almost two years ago
now, but I’m still here. Most of my faculties and functions are still intact.
The ones that are somewhat degraded are still easily concealed.
I’m sitting in my yard in full sun and gentle breeze,
listening to the birds chirp sounds I’ve never truly heard before, although I
do recognize the cooing that comes before the nesting.
Bruce and Chuck lie at my feet, enjoying the fair weather,
chasing an occasional squirrel or barking at a stray cat. They love being outside, but will run to beat me to the door
if I rise from my chair. Maybe they just enjoy being with me. That’s why I love
dogs. Their loyalty is amazing, and they ask for so little in return.
I actually sat down and wrote out my publishing plans for
this year. I have not done that in two years. Guess I didn’t think I’d last as
long as I have, but I have. (And hope does seem to spring eternal even for a
half-empty- glass gal like myself.)
I’m even planning on putting out a book of my Haiku-A-Day at
the end of the year. So far I’ve written fifty-three. I may hedge my bets a
little and write ahead and publish earlier, maybe to catch the holiday crowd for
gift giving. Or just to stay ahead of the grim reaper. (Half-empty-glass gal
here, remember.)
If I survive and keep to my schedule, I’ll have four more
novels and two more books of poetry out by the end of the year.
Maybe I should try to be done by November 1st so I
can do NaNoWriMo again.
Gee it looks like I’m actually looking forward to something
again. Better drink down some of that glass. It’s getting a little full.
Yep, think I’ll go get a drink and grab my UFO novel. It’s a
middle grade sci-fi adventure about the sighting in Aurora, Texas in 1897. I
was going to call it “The Aurora Incident”, but that was before the shooting
incident in Aurora, Colorado.
Besides finding a new title, I’ve got to edit the manuscript
again and format it for publication. I want to get it out before the UFO
Festival here in Roswell around the 4th of July.
Until next time, read and write well, my friends. Let your minds
wander in a book or manuscript and get away from this world for a while.
