where the pavement breaks {nablopomo day 19}


this is the road
that i want to take...
the one that breaks off
from conventional
pavement,
the one that normal people
don't choose to take...
it's hilly and windy and
unknown...
there are no signs, it is not on a map.

and yet, i'm drawn
to the way it disappears
around that bend
and i want to know what is beyond...
what is the view
from the top of that hill,
where does it lead...
where will i end up?
do i {and the car}
have the stamina to
break off from the everyday
and just wander off
on the clay road?

and i am sensing a theme here...
want, choice, roads, clay vs paved...

big heavy hope...{nablopomo day 17}


sidenote...this is the photo i am entering
in greeblemonkey's too-cool photo contest...
wish me luck...and go check it out!!
and what is written below
is unrelated to the contest
regardless how badly i want to win...

there is something out there
that i want
that i want so bad
i can almost taste it

and it tastes like
stability
and reassurance...

i can touch it,
i just can't get a firm grip
on it...
it is slippery and so
close to sliding away from me
if i could just get a chance...
if i could just get it a little more
firmly
in my grasp...

there is something out there
that i am hoping for
that i am wanting
and needing and coveting...
and right now
hope feels heavy
as i wait
with all the remaining factors
out of my control...

i hate waiting.

half way points {nablopomo day 16}


halfway there for month of november
and a post-a-day...

it's drizzling today
and we have spent the day inside
nine is home and tired from his camp-out
13 is home and showered and
cleaning her room
in anticipation of a new week...
S. is napping on the couch
and i am taking a mini blog break
from putting together new bookshelves
and rearranging the living room
{and sneaking in a few
christmas related decorations
here and there}

it is a quiet sunday
and tonight we will sit
together
and watch this
with our feet on the coffee table
and our bodies all entwined
and mashed together
in comfortable family time.

happy sunday...