Archive for July, 2004

The Road Goes Ever On

Saturday, July 24th, 2004

The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And [...]

A Parade of Goodbyes

Thursday, July 22nd, 2004

The apartment is nearly packed. It is right to call it the “apartment” rather than “home” right now. It has become increasingly evident to me that home is not the structure we live in or the things packed in those boxes…not even the special treasures that hold so many memories. Home, for me, has [...]

A Drop in the Bucket

Thursday, July 1st, 2004

Typically when someone moves to a new location they begin the (sometimes long) process of building relationships or community. Somewhere in the process you lose track of the fact that you are in that process. Probably because by then you have a group of friends with whom you share your life. The results of the [...]