Sisterhood Archives - Soft In Hard Places

Exquisite Grief

LisaPullenKent — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 22:06:54 +0000

I knew she'd stay close, that we would feel her; I didn't know she would come to me when I was exhausted and spent, in the dream-like trance of half-sleep, and spread comfort like warmth through my chest, or when I was quiet and contemplative, in a cool breeze, gently caressing my face and answering my question, "Is that you, Mom?" Continue reading →

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Snow Day

LisaPullenKent — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 04:09:25 +0000

I fall for it every time; I get sucked in as soon as the text buzzes on my cell phone, the email lands in my inbox, and the answering machine picks up the recording (no more need to check the … Continue reading →

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Extinguish and Evolve

LisaPullenKent — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 00:52:47 +0000

“Mom, do you have a pencil and paper I can have?” my daughter, Haley asked as we watched the ring-tailed lemurs leap from tree to tree at the San Francisco Zoo. “I need to write something down.” Our vacation this … Continue reading →

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Unsung, Unstrung

LisaPullenKent — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 09:39:01 +0000

I don’t want to work I want to bang on my drum all day Todd Rundgren Captain Higgle’s ‘Rainbow Ship’ made its maiden voyage in my living room last weekend. Constructed from an enormous cardboard TV box and every kind … Continue reading →

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In the Love Place

LisaPullenKent — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 03:41:46 +0000

And so lying underneath those stormy skies She’d say, oh, I know the sun must set to rise. Paradise by Coldplay ~For Richard, Heidi and Gabriel~ It was Sunday afternoon. The weekend that seemed to stretch out enticingly before me … Continue reading →

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Joined at the Strands

LisaPullenKent — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:29:14 +0000

Sister, you been on my mind. Sister, we’re two of a kind. Oh, sister, I’m keepin’ my eye on you. ‘Miss Celie’s Blues’ from TheColor Purple. My little sister thinks I hung the moon. Even though I tortured her when … Continue reading →

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Symphony in the Silence

LisaPullenKent — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:44:26 +0000

Simple, profound truths come in quiet moments. They descend gently in the warmth of a setting sun. For me, it’s an altered perception, a shift; when time stretches and slows, and epiphanies unfold in brilliant clarity. My daughter, Sydney lives … Continue reading →

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