Saturday, December 31, 2016
31 December 2016
Why does it matter,
This coming of a new year?
That we hope for change?
This coming of a new year?
That we hope for change?
31 December 2016
Friday, December 30, 2016
30 December 2016
Just after sunset,
Trees silhouetted, houses lit,
And I alone watch.
Trees silhouetted, houses lit,
And I alone watch.
30 December 2016
(Taken 24 November 2016)
(Taken 24 November 2016)
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
Tuesday, December 27, 2016
27 December 2016
A long life can be
A curse. Our heroes, our friends,
Our lovers...All dead.
A curse. Our heroes, our friends,
Our lovers...All dead.
27 December 2016
(Not quite yet, but it seems
like we're getting there.)
(Not quite yet, but it seems
like we're getting there.)
Sunday, December 25, 2016
25 December 2016
Two old people who
Slept late and took naps, this now
Not-so-special day.
Slept late and took naps, this now
Not-so-special day.
25 December 2016
Friday, December 23, 2016
Thursday, December 22, 2016
22 December 2016
Time to sleep. I hope
That tonight sleep comes quickly,
And stays 'til morning.
That tonight sleep comes quickly,
And stays 'til morning.
22 December 2016
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
20 December 2016
The
solstice is here.
But I watch the sunset and
Wait for the sunrise.
But I watch the sunset and
Wait for the sunrise.
20
December 2016
(Taken about 5:30 PM today)
(Taken about 5:30 PM today)
Monday, December 19, 2016
19 November 2016
Looking around, I
See my books, my silent friends,
My hiding places.
See my books, my silent friends,
My hiding places.
19 December 2016
Saturday, December 17, 2016
17 December 2016
This is what you get
When you see beyond the stone
To what lies within.
When you see beyond the stone
To what lies within.
17 December 2016
(A pair of hands, by Rodin.
In the Rodin Museum. 2007)
(A pair of hands, by Rodin.
In the Rodin Museum. 2007)
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
13 December 2016
Winter's first real snow,
Huge, soft flakes drifting, floating,
Finally landing.
Huge, soft flakes drifting, floating,
Finally landing.
13 December 2016
Saturday, December 10, 2016
10 December 2016
The pond frozen over,
Snow hides the ice, a white sheet
Amid still-green grass.
Snow hides the ice, a white sheet
Amid still-green grass.
10 December 2016
Thursday, December 8, 2016
8 December 2016
Outside
my window,
Snowflakes swirling in the wind
And disappearing.
Snowflakes swirling in the wind
And disappearing.
8 December
2016
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
7 December 2016
Waking from a dream,
Unsure it had been a dream,
Fearing now to sleep.
Unsure it had been a dream,
Fearing now to sleep.
7 December 2016
(After waking at 3 AM)
(After waking at 3 AM)
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
6 December 2016
The
trees are leafless,
And the leaves are gone. Autumn
Becoming Winter.
And the leaves are gone. Autumn
Becoming Winter.
6
December 2016
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
29 November 2016
Sitting here, eyes shut,
Not awake, not quite asleep,
Hoping not to dream.
Not awake, not quite asleep,
Hoping not to dream.
29 November 2016
Sunday, November 27, 2016
27 Novenber 2016
The long weekend's gone,
And my normal life resumes
Tomorrow morning.
And my normal life resumes
Tomorrow morning.
27 November 2016
Saturday, November 26, 2016
Thursday, November 24, 2016
24 November 2016
Grateful for my life,
And concerned for my country...
Hoping for the best.
And concerned for my country...
Hoping for the best.
24 November 2016
Sunday, November 20, 2016
Saturday, November 19, 2016
19 November 2016
Bitterly cold winds
Pushing against my car door,
And I can't get out.
Pushing against my car door,
And I can't get out.
19 November 2016
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
16 November 2016
Watching the leaves fall,
Caught by the wind, swirling in
Their annual dance.
Caught by the wind, swirling in
Their annual dance.
16 November 2016
Saturday, November 12, 2016
12 November 2016
I'm thinking too much,
And reading too much, waiting
For consolation.
And reading too much, waiting
For consolation.
12 November 2016
Friday, November 11, 2016
11 November 2016
Watching the sun set,
Sky orange and red behind
Ridges of black clouds.
Sky orange and red behind
Ridges of black clouds.
11 November 2016
Thursday, November 10, 2016
10 November 2016
In the midst of death
We must still go on living.
"That's how the light gets in."
We must still go on living.
"That's how the light gets in."
10 November 2016
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
8 November 2016
On this fateful day,
The dog wants to kill squeakies.
She's without a care.
The dog wants to kill squeakies.
She's without a care.
8 November 2016
Friday, November 4, 2016
Thursday, November 3, 2016
3 November 2016
Well past midnight, and
Fireworks are still exploding,
To chants of "Go, Cubs."
Fireworks are still exploding,
To chants of "Go, Cubs."
3 November 2016
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Monday, October 31, 2016
31 October 2016
No one came knocking,
No strange sounds or shapes intrude
On our peaceful night.
No strange sounds or shapes intrude
On our peaceful night.
31 October 2016
Sunday, October 30, 2016
Saturday, October 29, 2016
29 Oct0ber 2016
I,
too, have grown old,
Not planning to live this long,
Not ready to leave.
Not planning to live this long,
Not ready to leave.
29 October
2016
Thursday, October 27, 2016
Monday, October 24, 2016
24 October 2016
It's far past midnight,
And my mind will not let go.
So I sit and write.
And my mind will not let go.
So I sit and write.
24 October 2016
Sunday, October 23, 2016
Saturday, October 22, 2016
Friday, October 21, 2016
21 October 2016
Sparrows in the trees,
Chattering at each other,
And, as well, at me.
Chattering at each other,
And, as well, at me.
21 October 2016
Thursday, October 20, 2016
20 October 2016
Today, a cold rain,
An autumn rain, constant,
Dripping from the trees.
An autumn rain, constant,
Dripping from the trees.
20 October 2016
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
18 October 2016
Small things...birds singing
When I wake, the sun breaking
Through the clouds, music.
When I wake, the sun breaking
Through the clouds, music.
18 October 2016
Monday, October 17, 2016
17 October 2016
Geese overhead as
The days and nights grow cooler,
Flying who knows where.
The days and nights grow cooler,
Flying who knows where.
17 October 2016
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
12 October 2016
The wind bends the trees,
Leaves now nature's percussion,
Not a night for sleep.
Leaves now nature's percussion,
Not a night for sleep.
12 October 2016
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
11 October 2016
Watching the sun set.
Black clouds drift past red and
Yellow horizon.
Black clouds drift past red and
Yellow horizon.
11 October 2016
(Taken about 7:30 tonight)
(Taken about 7:30 tonight)
Saturday, October 8, 2016
Thursday, October 6, 2016
6 October 2016
Hanging
in the sky,
The crescent moon shines against
A curtain of black
The crescent moon shines against
A curtain of black
6
October 2016
(Taken about 9 45 PM)
(Taken about 9 45 PM)
Monday, October 3, 2016
3 October 2016
Up
before sunrise.
The day just a distant glow.
Mists shroud the houses.
The day just a distant glow.
Mists shroud the houses.
3
October 2016
Sunday, October 2, 2016
Saturday, October 1, 2016
Friday, September 30, 2016
30 September 2016
Puddles in the yard,
Earthworms on the driveway, and
Birds pecking around.
Earthworms on the driveway, and
Birds pecking around.
30 September 2016
Thursday, September 29, 2016
29 September 2016
Lying in the road,
A dead raccoon, who wanted
Just to cross the road.
A dead raccoon, who wanted
Just to cross the road.
29 September 2016
Monday, September 26, 2016
26 September 2016
When the crabapples
Were all gone, the yard bunny
Quit coming around.
Were all gone, the yard bunny
Quit coming around.
26 September 2016
Sunday, September 25, 2016
25 September 2016
Just a brief downpour,
But the dog gets as close to me
As she ever does.
But the dog gets as close to me
As she ever does.
25 September 2016
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
21 September 2016
Watching the dog play
With tattered squeaky toys, and
I start to relax.
With tattered squeaky toys, and
I start to relax.
21 September 2016
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
20 September 2016
Reading late at night,
Finding much to think about,
Some things to forget.
Finding much to think about,
Some things to forget.
20 September 2016
Monday, September 19, 2016
19 September 2016
Trees
bend in the wind,
Rain dances across the roof--
Rhythms of the storm.
Rain dances across the roof--
Rhythms of the storm.
19
September 2016
Sunday, September 18, 2016
18 September 2016
Early
this morning,
Shadows dancing with the wind
On my bedroom wall.
Shadows dancing with the wind
On my bedroom wall.
18
September 2016
Saturday, September 17, 2016
17 September 2016
A very long night,
Awake, much stress and worry...
Time to try again.
Awake, much stress and worry...
Time to try again.
17 September 2016
Thursday, September 15, 2016
15 September 2016
Heading for my bed,
Hoping to sleep tonight, but
Not counting on it.
Hoping to sleep tonight, but
Not counting on it.
15 September 2016
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
14 September 2016
Some nights, I fear sleep,
And one day I will not wake.
That day draws nearer
And one day I will not wake.
That day draws nearer
14
September 2016
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
13 September 2016
I'm watching the moon
Crawl slowly across the sky
Just before sunset.
Crawl slowly across the sky
Just before sunset.
13 September 2016
Thursday, September 8, 2016
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
7 September 2016
Large weeds in the yard.
So I got my weed-whacker.
And the weeds are gone.
So I got my weed-whacker.
And the weeds are gone.
7 September 2016
(Temporarily.)
(Temporarily.)
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
6 September 2016
Hot, and dripping sweat,
I stumble to my car, and
Try find a cool place.
I stumble to my car, and
Try find a cool place.
6 September 2016
Sunday, September 4, 2016
4 September 2016
Late night, and fireworks
Are making our dog nervous...
It's a holiday.
Are making our dog nervous...
It's a holiday.
4 September 2016
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
31 August 2016
Thinking of old friends,
Many years and great distances...
Will we meet again?
Many years and great distances...
Will we meet again?
31 August 2016
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Sunday, August 28, 2016
28 August 2016
After
the rain ends,
And just before the sun sets,
A rabbit grazing.
And just before the sun sets,
A rabbit grazing.
28
August 2016
(Taken about 7:45 PM)
(Taken about 7:45 PM)
Saturday, August 27, 2016
Friday, August 26, 2016
26 August 2016
The rain's so heavy
I can't see the street, and can't
Hear anything else.
I can't see the street, and can't
Hear anything else.
26 August 2016
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
24 August 2016
Skies
suddenly dark,
Rain like bullets strikes the ground,
And the sky explodes.
Rain like bullets strikes the ground,
And the sky explodes.
24
August 2016
Monday, August 22, 2016
Saturday, August 20, 2016
Thursday, August 18, 2016
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
17 August 2016
Another
full moon,
Catching my eye at bedtime,
Happens once a month…
Catching my eye at bedtime,
Happens once a month…
17 August 2016
(Taken about 10:30 tonight)
Sunday, August 14, 2016
14 August 2016
Strange
light at sunset,
Leaves and sky have been transformed
After the storm passed.
Leaves and sky have been transformed
After the storm passed.
14
August 2016
(Taken 8:45 PM, 8/13/16)
(Taken 8:45 PM, 8/13/16)
Saturday, August 13, 2016
Friday, August 12, 2016
Monday, August 8, 2016
8 August 2016
Music
makes me whole…
Listening to John Coltrane
On “After the Rain.”
Listening to John Coltrane
On “After the Rain.”
8
August 2016
(On his 1963 LP Impressions)
(On his 1963 LP Impressions)
Sunday, August 7, 2016
7 August 2016
Late
afternoon, and
Clouds begin to fill the sky,
The storm is coming.
Clouds begin to fill the sky,
The storm is coming.
7
August 2016
(Taken at 2:30 PM)
(Taken at 2:30 PM)
Friday, August 5, 2016
Thursday, August 4, 2016
Sunday, July 31, 2016
Saturday, July 30, 2016
Friday, July 29, 2016
Thursday, July 28, 2016
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Monday, July 18, 2016
Friday, July 15, 2016
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Saturday, July 9, 2016
Sunday, July 3, 2016
Saturday, July 2, 2016
2 July 2016
Just
after night falls,
Distant outbreaks of fireworks...
The dog hides near me.
Distant outbreaks of fireworks...
The dog hides near me.
2 July
2016
Thursday, June 30, 2016
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Sunday, June 26, 2016
26 June 2016
After the sun sets,
Clouds cover the moon and stars,
Strong winds bend the trees,
Clouds cover the moon and stars,
Strong winds bend the trees,
26 June 2016
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