Wandering and Wondering
Thursday, August 21, 2014

The Flood: When the Waters Recede

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We face a great challenge. Information comes to us, more often than not, in a flood. It comes rushing in, sometimes with no warning. Th...
Monday, July 14, 2014

No Fear: You've Got to Dance

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We sat out on the grass yesterday evening, and as I watched the people shaking their hips and moving their feet to the rhythms of the funk b...
Friday, July 11, 2014

Rain, Rain, Come and Stay

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Sticky note poem writing, with the scent of rain sneaking in. That smell of the rain that came to wash away the heat of the day...
Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Silent Work

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Small. You started off so small. No roots, no plan, no place to call your own. Scattered by others, into places you may not hav...
Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Embodiment: a revelation on the mountain

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Sitting on the lake, only a day away from our departure from that beautiful place, I prayed: for the boys who long to be loved in ways they...
Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Airport Observations: Humans

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Two people in the corner of gate A27 here at the Memphis International Airport are talking, laughing. They both look to be in their 70s. Two...
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Friday, April 25, 2014

Spring Updates: Music and Granny's China

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That's right, I had a Granny. If you grew in the South (with native Southern grandparents) you've had either a Granny, Memaw, Mamaw...
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Abbye West Pates
Singer/Songwriter, gardener, wife, lover of good cooking, lamplight, coffee, and mellow music. Find my music and upcoming shows at www.abbyewestpates.com
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