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Solving for X

April 27, 2013 By Talya Tate Boerner

some days

words fail

to flow

ideas sit

clogged behind

my eyes

an unsolvable

problem

beyond reach
fuzzy
blurry
what to write
about X?

seeking a

change of

scenery

I walk

the wind

stirs the trees

wispy clouds

drift overhead

thoughts wander

in and out

some days

words fail

to flow

yet when

I change

my perspective

the answer

appears

heaven sent

X in the sky over Munger Place, Dallas

talya

“Ideas come from everything”
― Alfred Hitchcock

Musical Pairing:

Blowing in the Wind, Bob Dylan (Live, 1963)

V is for Vacation

April 25, 2013 By Talya Tate Boerner

I am a homebody.

Sometimes my best vacations are those spent at home. A few days carved out between yesterday and tomorrow spent with a good book and a bottle of wine is more relaxing than a carefully planned, often expensive trip.

Simple is good.

John and I have a tiny place in Arkansas we visit when we want to get away from the busy-ness of Dallas. With only 892 square feet of space, we fill it with things we absolutely love—favorite artwork, vintage plates and crystal, old books, leather club chairs from the antique store around the corner.

Sleeping with screen doors separating us from the wild, we wake to the chirp of songbirds. A neighbor’s rooster crows. When it rains or snows, what a bonus…

Our schnauzers, Lucy and Annabelle, love the expansive yard filled with buried treasures from a previous dog. As I write, bamboo rustles a soothing tune.