by Terra Osterling | Apr 28, 2013 | Inspiration, Poetry
A little sun A little rain Grass is first to wake – The landscape no longer plain! Standing tall daffodils Hyacinth And tulips – “Okay, it’s time to DO this!” So why am I in here tapping these keys? It’s warm It’s transformed And I have to pull up a million little...
by Terra Osterling | Mar 17, 2013 | Motivation, Poetry
Time is short now, As days grow longer. By decree! – (Though, It’s not the hurrying of clock hands Or calendar squares crossed off That makes it so.) Time is short, Never enough. And, time is long. Time is both – Time is neither. Time is, Our waiting… Our… Waiting....
by Terra Osterling | Feb 17, 2013 | How I got "here", Poetry, Writing
Groundhog, you lie. Two weeks since your optimism, Then a northeast snowmageddon. Now, this: more shoveling, base layers, And a whiteout driving home from church. From your hidey hole, Whether in Punxsutawney or under my shed, You feign to predict our meteorological...
by Terra Osterling | Jan 13, 2013 | Motivation, Poetry, Writing
Holiday glut ended Seems like ages ago. Now, we go back to regular life, and wait. 6:30 a.m., 4:30 p.m.: You may as well be midnight. Moon boots, snow pants, down parka — dressed for a spacewalk, And I can’t put my arms down. Snow-blower a veteran Having already...
by Terra Osterling | Nov 25, 2012 | Inspiration, Poetry, Storytelling
Dawn & dusk dog walks — Layers increased over the weeks As thin sunlight decreased. Please poo near a streetlight. Shortest holiday season — Thanksgiving fights for its 3 weeks As The Jolly One encroaches. Doorbusters! The bird is barely carved. Black...
by Terra Osterling | Sep 16, 2012 | Inspiration, Poetry
–Hark! Fleecy vest You are welcome warmth, but not on my arms, Because, though the air is cool, The noon sun is still bright. –We stock cider and Octoberfest ale To drink with steaming chili At a suppertime growing dimmer; Sun sets earlier Every day....
