My Mother's Vase

My Mother's Vase, Paradise Valley, AZ, August 27, 2014 © Marissa Roth

Time present tense

Still unpacking

Stillness inspires memories, which flood past with the touch of

every piece of clothing or objet excavated from another box.

Looking back in order to look forward seems to be the mantra of 

this moment.

Awoke early this morning and witnessed the beams of sunlight and

reflected light creating this easy, yet ephemeral still-life. The purple 

vase was my mother's. I always loved it, even as a child.

A soothing reminder that in spite of everything dark that passes before

our eyes,

Still there is beauty