Waking up in a new place

Well, a lot can change. 

I have neglected this blog and most of my personal life

for 1 year and 8 months for a company that has

moved on and over and down without me. 

Now I woke up from the someone else's startup--

fever dream, a bit wiser, a bit heartbroken and 

very motivated to start again 

and create something new

something dynamic

with the best people I know. 

Here we go... 

Oh and PS we have moved and are rebuilding 

in more ways than one! 

Balancing act

I am working pretty hard to find a balance
between old and new, busy and still,
fun and effective, fast and slow,
excited and scared, energized and a bit weary.
But slowly things are becoming a bit more balanced. (a bit)

Crazy times

Each day moves forward and backward
It's no wonder I have no idea where I am going...

Coffee Shops and Bridges

(poem a day challenge April 2014- prompt on 4/3 a message)

Rebuilding bridges
takes bricks, and time
and one message asking for
one latte and bringing along
many apologies.
Lined up to order
waiting for rich roast
and words.

I want to rush in to you and
throw myself at the feet of
friends feeling left out, hurt or
taken advantage.

Instead we polite awkward ones
sit and sip and I
try to explain what went wrong.
How I lost myself in the confusion of
trying too hard
and risking too much
over steamed milk and
soft words.

Hoping to cover the expanse
of distance and misunderstanding
with repairs and new chances
suspended wires and trestles
made of coffee grounds
and bricks of brown sugar.

-lshannon

Tease

Oh new life,

You are teasing me with

So many possibilities 

Now is the time to think 

Carefully and not rush ahead

In a coffee induced haze 

Hard to keep my focus.