when an elephant meets a sea shell

 

 this is what happens 

when an elephant meets a sea shell

the elephant

is a gift

from my

mom

the only piece of jewelry

i am allowed

to keep

which is a darn shame

for i absolutely love jewelry

not for the material wealth they possess

but for the memories they hold

i've had this necklace

since i am old enough

to have memories

all of us girls

in the family

have one

  which makes me part of a herd

and this herd

went diving once

a very long time ago

at Apo Islands

a sanctuary

so pretty

it is hard to describe

you just have to go

to see for yourself

the beauty

and perhaps

you yourself might find 

your own personal herd

your own icons in life

the vessels within you that keep tabs

of the people you love

so when you are working late at night at the office

you can revel in the comfort

that your herd is not so far away

and the sea does not separate us

so long as they are within us

what i want you to know

 

is that 

i wish

there was a train

that led me

back to you

love,

Ashima

on reflections

most days i am fine
being by myself

it is a habit
i've gotten used to
through force or circumstance

but there are days
when i look at the mirror
or when i see my reflection on a window
and i'm always surprised
at the stark image of solutide
that stares right back at me

i don't think i'm truly alone
so why does it look like it


ashima
14 May 2012

on flowers

last saturday
important things of note:
i got a new haircut
i wandered into a beautiful flower shop
i mean
look at those floors

for flowers
there were so many to choose from
all pretty

when i got to my car
i got a parking ticket
for going over
10 minutes

ah spring
you think change is in the air
and all is good and merry

but
sometimes
you
can't win them all

night walk

spring came early
it's still technically winter
it's so strange to see
like watching flowers bloom at night


ashima

a quiet start

i'm off to a quiet start to the year 

which is what i needed

i end the first

with what is now tradition---

celebrating my birthday 

with my best friends Sarah and Evan

a family

who I have come to see

as my own

i love these two boys

-O+E-

E is very funny these days.

when he says my name

it sounds very French

"Me-ree"

-as if croissants were just  a  plate away-

O is as sweet as ever

he took that photo of me.

my eyes are baggy

from having stayed up late

to catch my family
and a dear friend
--jecee--

on skype

thousands of miles away

i miss them very much

and wish I could be

*

there

*

*

but here

*

is no small consolation

either

life

is 

good.

i hope your first week of this dragon of a year

 is as calm and as full of promise

2012: a plan

{ 2 0 1 2 } 

it is the year of the dragon

are you ready?