One muggy and unusual night, I woke at 3 AM, hazily recalled predictions of spectacular meteor showers, and dragged a sleepy Larry with me out to our driveway to watch for meteorites. After craning our necks for a few minutes that seemed like hours, we finally saw one or two tiny, magnificent flashes. It was a catch-it-in-the-corner-of-your-eye type thing. There and gone. Blink and you miss it. We stumbled back inside and I couldn't sleep for the Glory of God's night sky. Words pelted my brain and I had to write them down. (See the very first post: Meteors at Night.)

Like the meteor shower, my inspiration often comes unbidden at night in quick bursts that demand my attention. I get excited about it. I don't want to miss it, not any of it. Not one quick flash, not one Illumined moment, not one whisper from God.

I'm trying hard to catch it and collect it and put it all in one sky. You're welcome to do a little gazing here anytime.

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Gotta Split


Soft, brown, repulsive ones,
And not the first, either,
Staring at me with expectant reproach
From their time-honored spot on the counter.

What?  No lessons learned here,
After years of household management practicum?

New plan (or, at least, experimental vow):
I’ll never buy more than four again, maybe even three.
I’ll look both ways and split up the Brady Banana Bunch
Right there in Ingles,
Giving not a moment for teary banana family goodbyes,
Throwing nobility to the wind and taking the best ones for me.

Hey – If, then, we run out of them,
I’d rather be
Hungry for bananas,
Starving for bananas,
Desperate for bananas,
CRAZY for bananas
Than to ever waste another.


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2 comments:

  1. LindseyNovember 21, 2013 at 10:44 AM

    Freeze them for smoothies!

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  2. GwenNovember 22, 2013 at 8:45 AM

    I tried that, but they ended up pretty dark and yucky in the freezer. So do you put Fruit Fresh or lemon juice on them before freezing? I've gotta say, this consistently makes me feel so wasteful.

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