Sherry D. Ramsey

Review: The Heavenfield

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:14:21 -0400

Review: The Heavenfield:

from Sherry D. Ramsey

At Two Rivers / on Instagram http://bit.ly/12PZTH9

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:35:30 -0400

At Two Rivers / on Instagram http://bit.ly/12PZTH9

Review: The Heavenfield

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:44:47 -0400

Review: The Heavenfield:

from Sherry D. Ramsey

What time is it? Game time! / on Instagram http://bit.ly/16EWss8

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:35:39 -0400

What time is it? Game time! / on Instagram http://bit.ly/16EWss8

Review: The Heavenfield

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:44:54 -0400

Review: The Heavenfield:

from Sherry D. Ramsey

Review: Sliding Void

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:29:21 -0400

Review: Sliding Void:

from Sherry D. Ramsey

Review: Half Share

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:59:25 -0400

Review: Half Share:

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Lobster traps waiting to go out. / on Instagram...

Wed, 15 May 2013 07:44:43 -0400

Lobster traps waiting to go out. / on Instagram http://bit.ly/14n4t0E

Emily has a lot of scarves :) / on Instagram...

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:17:57 -0400

Emily has a lot of scarves :) / on Instagram http://bit.ly/14kLUtU

Review: The Buntline Special

Sat, 11 May 2013 22:44:52 -0400

Review: The Buntline Special:

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Review: Quarter Share

Sat, 11 May 2013 22:44:51 -0400

Review: Quarter Share:

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At Indian Beach / on Instagram http://bit.ly/16i4oiM

Wed, 08 May 2013 18:35:50 -0400

At Indian Beach / on Instagram http://bit.ly/16i4oiM

A good start… / on Instagram http://bit.ly/13dDapq

Sat, 04 May 2013 16:40:36 -0400

A good start… / on Instagram http://bit.ly/13dDapq

Review: Doctor Janeway’s Plague

Fri, 03 May 2013 22:59:33 -0400

Review: Doctor Janeway’s Plague:

from Sherry D. Ramsey

Review: Deadly Games

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:15:40 -0400

Review: Deadly Games:

from Sherry D. Ramsey

"After learning my flight was detained 4 hours, I heard the announcement: If anyone in the vicinity..."

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:13:08 -0400

“

After learning my flight was detained 4 hours,
I heard the announcement:
If anyone in the vicinity of gate 4-A understands any Arabic,
Please come to the gate immediately.

Well—one pauses these days. Gate 4-A was my own gate. I went there.
An older woman in full traditional Palestinian dress,
Just like my grandma wore, was crumpled to the floor, wailing loudly.
Help, said the flight service person. Talk to her. What is her
Problem? we told her the flight was going to be four hours late and she
Did this.

I put my arm around her and spoke to her haltingly.
Shu dow-a, shu- biduck habibti, stani stani schway, min fadlick,
Sho bit se-wee?

The minute she heard any words she knew—however poorly used—
She stopped crying.

She thought our flight had been canceled entirely.
She needed to be in El Paso for some major medical treatment the
Following day. I said no, no, we’re fine, you’ll get there, just late,

Who is picking you up? Let’s call him and tell him.
We called her son and I spoke with him in English.
I told him I would stay with his mother till we got on the plane and
Would ride next to her—Southwest.

She talked to him. Then we called her other sons just for the fun of it.

Then we called my dad and he and she spoke for a while in Arabic and
Found out of course they had ten shared friends.

Then I thought just for the heck of it why not call some Palestinian
Poets I know and let them chat with her. This all took up about 2 hours.

She was laughing a lot by then. Telling about her life. Answering
Questions.

She had pulled a sack of homemade mamool cookies—little powdered
Sugar crumbly mounds stuffed with dates and nuts—out of her bag—
And was offering them to all the women at the gate.

To my amazement, not a single woman declined one. It was like a
Sacrament. The traveler from Argentina, the traveler from California,
The lovely woman from Laredo—we were all covered with the same
Powdered sugar. And smiling. There are no better cookies.

And then the airline broke out the free beverages from huge coolers—
Non-alcoholic—and the two little girls for our flight, one African
American, one Mexican American—ran around serving us all apple juice
And lemonade and they were covered with powdered sugar too.

And I noticed my new best friend—by now we were holding hands—
Had a potted plant poking out of her bag, some medicinal thing,

With green furry leaves. Such an old country traveling tradition. Always
Carry a plant. Always stay rooted to somewhere.

And I looked around that gate of late and weary ones and thought,
This is the world I want to live in. The shared world.

Not a single person in this gate—once the crying of confusion stopped
—has seemed apprehensive about any other person.

They took the cookies. I wanted to hug all those other women too.
This can still happen anywhere.

Not everything is lost.

”

- Naomi Shihab Nye (b. 1952), “Wandering Around an Albuquerque Airport Terminal.” I think this poem may be making the rounds, this week, but that’s as it should be. (via oliviacirce)

Dessert at the dinner theatre! / on Instagram...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:48:49 -0400

Dessert at the dinner theatre! / on Instagram http://bit.ly/ZqqzPL

Game night, playing on our classic D&D table which has been...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:12:00 -0400

Game night, playing on our classic D&D table which has been in storage forever! / on Instagram http://bit.ly/14Fm8EZ

“Oh, Reilly, you make the perfect pillow” / on...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:36:05 -0400

“Oh, Reilly, you make the perfect pillow” / on Instagram http://bit.ly/13loZOB

Review: The Fridgularity

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:15:24 -0400

Review: The Fridgularity:

from Sherry D. Ramsey