it’s eight degrees Fahrenheit outside and I have a long way to drive with my tank full on the winter road and my heart full of tender thoughts soft snowflakes are glistening on trees I am passing by your soul is gently kissing the branches of my life on the path we’ve chosen and I…
December in the City
It’s December and the promise of Christmas is in the air Jolly Santas are ringing bells on toasted almond-scented street corners the city is breathing a a dream drenched in Christmas wreaths, red ribbons and holiday sales Tall winter boots greet the snow-packed streets Icy windshields are waving back to honking cars people are sunken…
4 – Birthday Surprise
Still in pain from the tightrope fiasco, Katie spent the next few weeks in the quiet solitude of her room. She couldn’t walk, and was unable to fly because the cast was so heavy, that the minute she tried to move up in the air, it would drag her right back down. So Katie sat…
3 – Tightrope Walker
For the next several days, Katie was full of excitement. After finishing her hot cocoa, she set out to look for a School of Magic almost every day. Katie promised to herself that she would become a magician – the most skilled of all ladybugs ever! She even borrowed Sir Woodpecker’s top hat and shiny…
Superhero
I am drinking superpower juice from a coffee mug to make me strong and ready to fight the roaring, scaly dinosaurs attacking my son under the dining room table chasing away dragons, and fighting for princesses I have become a superhero without a cape in the sparkling eyes of a child I am brave and…
2 – The Magician
As the sunny May days passed, Katie and Ildi Honeybee became close friends. Both were busy during the morning hours: Ildi was collecting nectar with her family, while Katie was looking for scrumptious treats on the sweet-smelling rose bushes. The afternoons, however, they spent playing or exploring together. One day, Ildi Honeybee knocked on Katie’s…
1 – The Meeting
It was a glorious May morning. The sun shone brightly and the scent of elderberries wafted through the air. Katie jumped out of bed in a fabulous mood. She ran to the window – her polka-dot robe was flowing behind her, just like a red ribbon. “What a beautiful day!” she smiled at the puffy…