A Guitar

I’ve been learning how to play guitar for a while now. It’s a slow process, made even slower by aging hands and the associated pain that comes with them. A few months ago, at our Sheep River Library’s monthly Poetry on the Patio (by the Fireside) gathering, Marika read aloud this poem about a guitar to the group. Before she read it, she dedicated it to me. How wonderful is that? I’m still a little overwhelmed by it all. : )

Marika said I could share her poem. It sure gives me a different way of looking at a guitar. Her perspective inspires me to keep learning so that I might, one day, give my guitar the life it deserves.

A Guitar

 

The Soup of the Day

My friend, Marika d’Ailly, is a not only a great maker of soup, but also a great writer. She has inspired me for many years, ever since we met at Monday Morning Writers Group at our local Coyote Moon coffee shop so many years ago. I have long been amazed at her capacity for production. Always she says she does not write to be published, she writes for her family or her own personal reasons; Even so, Marika has had many works published in books, newspapers, and online, too. Amazing!

So, here’s a wee treat for you…a story by Marika on her soup of the day. (She said I could share it with you on my blog.)

Enjoy!

Soup of the Day