Esperanza Smith
Spotted

Spotted

Couldn’t shake that longing to really know my mother, long after I thought, “I should have outgrown it by now”. Spotty, a few moments here and there were revealed. Towards the end of her Life, we discovered more about each other or let more of each other...
Return

Return

Return. To what? Have you heard that as of late? Return to… the way things were? a new norm? return to…? There are re-openings happening. There are values being re-evaluated. There are old wounds being re-treated. There are collapsing systems being re-thought....
Twilight’s Glimpses

Twilight’s Glimpses

It has been two months into the Covid-19 pandemic. There have been many changes. Rapid and pronounced changes that have affected us all on many levels. But of all these changes and the new and expanded versions of myself, I have become most endeared to the twilight’s...
Honor Thyself

Honor Thyself

Honor Thyself. This seems like a pretty straightforward concept. Generally, I think of myself as capable of grasping seemingly straightforward concepts, fairly, easily, but not this one. This one took some time. There were some fuzzy, fine lines between concepts of...
Communion

Communion

We all have had Communion in moments of Life. It may be described as to Commune, become One with the fullness of Presence. These are moments sprinkled here, there, everywhere, if we, but take notice. Some do it in a place of worship. Some do it nature. Some do it...
Two Lovers

Two Lovers

They woke up on different sides of the bed. They went through their morning rituals separately. One looked out to the sky with a sense of wonder. The other surveyed and ordered the tasks of the day. They brushed against each other as their paths crossed. They moved...