Don’t move or breathe Let the silence be roaring Don’t tiptoe, just be still Let the moon talk and confess Quiet the rumbling mind Seal the inquisitive lips The sun will rise, perhaps The sun will set, per chance The tides will ebb and flow Gritted teeth wrapped […]
Overflowing rivers Flooded out main streets High tide and a full moon What is it all about? Low visibility Bracing against the wind Tomorrow starts today What is it all about? Pummeled by snow quivers Silhouette beats Tapered dune in a swoon What is it all about? […]
“Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.” —Hal Borland As of late, Mondays have been a trip down nostalgia lane. I recall when I went away to boarding school up in Massachusetts, my south bronx sensibilities were struck by the […]
“A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green“. -Francis Bacon Naive Jealous Ripe Why so green? Alive Rotted Camouflaged Why so green? Olive Emerald Jade Why so green? Fertile Gentry Paradise Why so green? “All theory, dear friend, is gray, but the golden tree of life […]
Missing my sense of snow My move out to San Francisco means I have to make peace with rolling morning fog, ten degree differences in weather from one section of San Francisco to the next and likely no snow this coming year. Note, I say “likely” considering that […]
Down in the earth Persephone went This was it and her smile showed it. It was time to row and paddle in order to escape. The lights and shadows had always played havoc with her soul. Now she would slay them. The pile of rocks laid by the ill-wishers. But she was […]
Well that’s a summer wrap Like a squirrel I have been storing away little news bits this past summer that have been of interest in their wackiness. I just have not had the time to sit, process and write about them as I used to. Amazing how a […]
There is a potential hurricane heading towards Hawaii. Now, while I would not wish harm on the people of the beautiful state of Hawaii, I surely wouldn’t mind being “stranded” and marooned for an additional day here. Several years back, we were stranded in Curacao due to a […]
Ghost Riders in the Cross-Country Storm As we raced cross country this past week. we encountered some wicked storms through the midwest that had me humming along to the Door’s “Rider’s on the Storm” and feeling like I was a bit in a horror film. There were times […]
For the love of penguins- It never goes out of season My mom had an immense love of animals. She would even rank order her favorite animals from monkeys to giraffes to zebras to penguins. Oh the penguins. She had a deep love of those little tuxedo-shaped creatures. […]
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