Category Archives: Words of a Wondering Wanderer

Termite Wings in My Bikinis

Posted on July 1, 2011 by hollybeck27

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How long does a bag of ice last – two bags in a high dollar cooler – Four days? – fine That’s how long I’ll stay. Quiet time. Two dogs inside – my favorite on the bed. The matriarch – … Continue reading →

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Second Beer Blush Pinkening Sunset

Posted on September 23, 2010 by hollybeck27

Second beer blush pinkening sunset and only days to go While the scurrying above me calls for bat-proofing 2.0 Two soft young dogs, bookends nightly Ten legs and 1.5 tails  Sprawled together in bed-cushioned happy repose As last month’s trash … Continue reading →

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I Like Spending Ten Days in the Same Pair of Jeans

Posted on January 22, 2010 by hollybeck27

I like spending ten days in the same pair of jeans. Wiping the knife on my thigh and calling it clean. Getting a solid ten hours nightly – plenty of time to dream. I like big smooth cobblestones covering the … Continue reading →

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Surfing in the Rain

Posted on November 3, 2009 by hollybeck27

Another excerpt from the novel I’m working on writing. Comments welcome! It couldn’t start without coffee. Soothing dark brown richness. This and every morning’s first thought. Coffee coffee coffee! The silent symphonic thought mantra that leads me out of this … Continue reading →

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Tow In Wipeout Tahiti circa 2000

Posted on October 24, 2009 by hollybeck27

I’m in the process of writing a book. I’ve been thinking about it for years, and finally started typing out the words, one story at a time. It’s fiction. Names, timing, and some details have been changed to protect the … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Reaper

Posted on April 17, 2009 by hollybeck27

Inspired by Chris Lundy’s Beautiful Reaper Beautiful Reaper Slow motion momentBrushed color in parceled timeOne step closer…Head tilted just a little to the sideNoticing surprising undulations rippling alongWhat is no longer emotional flatline Colors that sootheStill strangely arrestingSilent energy that … Continue reading →

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Visible Connections

Posted on March 26, 2009 by hollybeck27

tall trees reaching upwardsall we see are stalksgrown thick and gnarled with stubbleperching points for hawksstanding tall in timelessnessa maze for scurrying squirrelsa ladder towards the heavensfor a barefoot adventurous girla connection to the Sourcefor those of us dreaming belowvisual … Continue reading →

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Another blurry morning

Posted on February 13, 2009 by hollybeck27

After a solid week of amazing surf, all day offshore winds, and sunny, 75 degree, perfect January-in-California weather, the clouds finally came, bringing rain but not stopping the waves. On the last morning of that flurry of great surf, I … Continue reading →

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Crystal Ball Waterfall

Posted on September 25, 2008 by hollybeck27

I wrote this a while ago and copied it into a thick notebook with so many other entries for my eyes only. But based on the positive feedback generated by the Galloping Time post, I decided to share this as … Continue reading →

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Galloping Time

Posted on March 16, 2008 by hollybeck27

There’s an onomatopoetic whisperOf the breezeRustling leavesAt the tops of treesSo I stand here draped in shadowTo listen quietlyAnd breathe Noticing the forest entities of most beautyAre not the young ones; tall, perfect, symmetricalBut those standing leafless in barren contorted … Continue reading →

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