Not yet
There’s time Perhaps The glass stays in the cupboard The candle on the shelf Can’t throw them out Can’t stare at them The garbage awaits But not quite yet Soon Soon, though
Crying underneath the mask
We are certainly cursed to be living in interesting times. Don’t know whether to laugh or laugh some more. I don’t want to say cry. Yet, as I was walking the city streets all masked up I started thinking about people crying. Crying a lot. Despondent. In pain. […]
My morning coffee March 2021
The year of 2020 has, most certainly, worn itself thin. It’s been tiring, grating, and, depressing. So much so that you have therapists basically holding sessions from sun-up to midnight. At times there seems to be no reprieve whichever way you turn. I’m still trying to have my […]
I’m allergic to bears
I am a fairly healthy person. Except for.. well, I was going to joke and list 1000 things wrong with me. But maybe that wouldn’t be funny. To me it is. I’m an acquired taste perhaps. But, most of the time my labs come back perfectly. Except this […]
A do-over or a fast forward: 2020
We are in the middle of September of a year that has either gone by too fast in that it barely existed or too slowly in that we are stick in a neverending morbid loop. Both perspectives are right. This year barely happened. Yet everything, or almost everything, […]
Mixed messages in a time of uncertainty
Many people are black or white thinkers. They don’t like gray. They don’t do nuance. Others live completely in the gray zone. I, for one, live in the gray. More often than not, I’m comfortable living in the gray. I think such a framework has helped me move […]
Not returning anger
I love the game of tennis. There have been some great players as well as personalities. I like the idea of hitting a ball with such ferocity and velocity. And, I most certainly appreciate the mix of intuition and strategy. Many years I ago I wrote about how […]
Oh the elevator in pandemic times
The guy blocked me. He was exasperated. He was flustered. He was annoying. Although, as I will note everyone has a different comfort level regarding covid and possible covid exposure. I get that completely and I try very hard to be respectful. I work in healthcare and thus […]
Stirred, shaken and empty
Empty halls Empty passages Flying umbrellas People disappearing Running yo and fro Come what may A dirty martini languishes Stirred and shaken A vibrant city searching for an answer
If only she could go back to when life was good and dreamy
She animatedly spoke to her dad while sitting out in the park with her friend. The day was perfect. Just perfect. She noted to her dad that she had plenty of Reisling in her fridge. She asked him to send her other items instead. He promised to send […]
