Gabrielle Gassin
A mother’s musings on life
Category: Culture
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He’s nervous Stops his car in the middle of the road Where do I go for the Breath Work? Park your car and I’ll lead the way He’s surprised at the tone of voice Kindness – an unusual response. Am I the first to arrive? His concerns of such things make obvious his hesitations, His…
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What advice would you give to your teenage self? Thinking back to who the young Gabrielle is an interesting exercise for any person, myself included. I remember a lot of stuff about that stage of my life. Going places like school where I wished I could buy a choc top muffin baked fresh at the…
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Tiny black boots affixed to candy cane legs Rosy cheeks fat with elfin collagen A Santa hat, incline slightly off centre A blend of plastic and polyester Yet Enkindled by the childlike fervour and dedication Of the parents Each Christmas arrives With the promise of Magic, and The Elf – subsists on enchantment The adult…
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The seat was empty And then it wasn’t He sat without appearing to sit His order taken with no sign Of a person having taken it The wait for food Unnoticeable The bright light of a blue screen discernible even in the middle of the day And how is it this, More luminescent than the…
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The hand held saw Bestowed whilst waiting Its tiny rusted teeth menacing, for good purpose Seems misplaced on December 1, The anticipatory air filled With the tinkle of jingling bells And music The children dressed in red and green Their parents patient; it’s only once a year The cutting down of a Christmas pine Lends,…
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There’s a special moment that traverses the consciousness only once per week, when one’s Saturday is unencumbered with trivialities and Duty in various disguises. When one has a Saturday that is essentially free of obligations set by external forces, or even intrinsic forces, really, so that no obstacle is there to stain the freedom of…
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The last six months has been laced with the buzz of a low grade stress. In the pursuit of health, my husband wanted to test his body, to check on its defences and to get a picture of its internal functionality, after 39 years of an interesting life. Most of the results came back with…
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