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Ilan CooleyMar 23 minheart stringsAre they the ties that bind us to each other? Do they keep us tethered to life, until they release us into the hereafter? I have...
Ilan CooleyJan 141 minbutterfly wingsI’m a wild girl with fast feet in waist high grass that hisses as it bends. The brisk breeze catapults the crafty creature I am chasing,...
Ilan CooleyJan 141 minpass creekTears sprung from my eyes and streamed down my cheeks like the water cascading over the rainbow rocks in the pictures I’d just purchased....
Ilan CooleyDec 16, 20212 minthe golden rule“I told you that I love you, right?” It was more of a mental check mark on his final to do list than a question. My grandpa and me 1972...
Ilan CooleyDec 14, 20212 minyou don’t know what you don’t knowAs I set out on my daily walk near my new home in Calgary, I pause to look into the distance, and see the range of Rocky Mountains that...
Ilan CooleyOct 18, 20213 minmy next thirty years"Thirty years ago, I did not think about what my life would look like today. Now that I am nearing fifty, thoughts about what my life...
Ilan CooleyDec 23, 20201 minwhen I think of youWhen I think of you, you will know that I do. When I cross your mind, you are dancing in my thoughts, and running down my memory lane....
Ilan CooleyJun 21, 20201 minwings The strength you show is not in flight, It is in the gesture of choosing to put your flock of tiny birds under them instead.