Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Monday, November 3, 2008
Memory: Present and Past
the precision of the present, the here and now, and memories of the past, unclear or cannot be focused, yet vivid sensations of color, sentiment; elusive moments that vanish but are not forgotten
Christmas Cactus:a remembrance of Beate Caspari-Rosen
Beate Caspari-Rosen, MD, (1910--1995) had a Christmas Cactus that bloomed annually. When we inherited it after my mother's death, the plant was about 10 years old. The cactus is in full-bloom now and is a living remembrance of one so dear to me. At about 25 years of age the plant, which she cared for an enjoyed not least because it was beautiful but also the seemingly static sleep state would erupt always at the same time of year into a fantastic display of color, the flowers shapes so unusual too.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Grief: the traditional gesture of upraised arms
Sorrow and grief. The Tree raises its arms lamenting the loss of a limb. A weakness in its structure or illness. So in the fullness of its glory, the rich colors of fall, signal the transition to winter and the coldness of death. So too is my dog Aesop moving into that next stage. Melanoma, blackness and nothingness. May his life be spared for one more year at least.
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