And then I can walk away
From a life of work.
28 December 2011
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Thursday, December 15, 2011
15 December 2011
My legs ache tonight;
Just walking across the room
Seems too difficult.
Just walking across the room
Seems too difficult.
15 December 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
14 December 2011
Outside, in the field,
The grass is yellow, green, brown.
The winter rain falls.
The grass is yellow, green, brown.
The winter rain falls.
14 December 2011
Sunday, December 11, 2011
11 December 2011
Just past full, the moon
Floating in the southern sky
Outside my window.
Floating in the southern sky
Outside my window.
11 December 2011
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
7 December 2011
Clouds part overhead.
Three-quarter moon between them.
Winds shift, sky closes.
Three-quarter moon between them.
Winds shift, sky closes.
7 December 2011
Monday, December 5, 2011
6 December 2011
Midnight, and, outside,
Winter wind moving bare trees,
Moon drifting above.
Winter wind moving bare trees,
Moon drifting above.
6 December 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
28 November 2011
Winter drawing close.
Skies darken, days grow shorter.
Today--snow falling.
Skies darken, days grow shorter.
Today--snow falling.
29 November 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
22 November 2011
Grey skies, constant rain.
Typical November day--
Dark, wet, bitter cold.
Typical November day--
Dark, wet, bitter cold.
22 November 2011
Sunday, November 20, 2011
21 November 2011
A grey day. Black trees,
Against a grey sky, shiver
In the constant wind.
Against a grey sky, shiver
In the constant wind.
21 November 2011
Saturday, November 19, 2011
20 November 2011
Gusts of wind so strong
I can barely open the door.
And then the air calms.
I can barely open the door.
And then the air calms.
20 November 2011
19 November 2011
On a moon-lit path,
Near midnight, I walk alone
Around our small lake.
19 November 2011
18 November 2011
Lying in my bed,
The half-moon shining on me,
Drifting off to sleep.
The half-moon shining on me,
Drifting off to sleep.
18 November 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
27 October 2011
Outside my window,
The leaves change color, from green
To red, orange, brown.
The leaves change color, from green
To red, orange, brown.
27 October 2011
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Saturday, October 1, 2011
1 October 2011 (J)
Turning the lights out,
Walking, at last, through dark rooms,
At last, to my bed.
Walking, at last, through dark rooms,
At last, to my bed.
1 October 2011
1 October 2011 (I)
Asked on a pop-psych
Quiz: "What's your favorite day?"
My answer: "Today."
Quiz: "What's your favorite day?"
My answer: "Today."
1 October 2011
1 October 2011 (H)
I should sleep now, but
The silence keeps me awake
Late into the night.
The silence keeps me awake
Late into the night.
1 October 2011
1 October 2011(G)
Too tired to sleep?
No. Too lonely, too lonely
Without your presence.
No. Too lonely, too lonely
Without your presence.
1 October 2011
1 October 2011 (F)
Earlier tonight,
As I read, my eyes fell shut,
Sleeping then, not now.
As I read, my eyes fell shut,
Sleeping then, not now.
1 October 2011
1 October 2011 (E)
Freshly-painted walls
For autumn. The new colors
Often surprise me.
For autumn. The new colors
Often surprise me.
1 October 2011
1 October 2011 (D)
When I cannot sleep,
I open my window, and
Fall's breezes soothe me.
I open my window, and
Fall's breezes soothe me.
1 October 2011
1 October 2011 (B)
A sliver of moon
Hangs in the sky, hidden, then
Revealed by the clouds.
Hangs in the sky, hidden, then
Revealed by the clouds.
1 October 2011
1 October 2011 (A)
Now autumn has come;
Nights grow long, the air has cooled.
Leaves swirl in the wind.
Nights grow long, the air has cooled.
Leaves swirl in the wind.
1 October 2011
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
15 July 2011
Here, a young woman,
Alone, head bowed, by her bed,
Early that morning.
Alone, head bowed, by her bed,
Early that morning.
15 July 2011
(After reading about, and seeing,
Edward Hopper's "Summer Interior"
Edward Hopper's "Summer Interior"
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
12 July 2011
It's long past midnight.
Courtyard, beneath a balcony.
They speak; we eavesdrop.
Courtyard, beneath a balcony.
They speak; we eavesdrop.
12 July 2011
(Written after watching a video of the courtyard scene in Romeo and Juliet)
Monday, July 11, 2011
11 July 2011
Sky dark as midnight...
Five minutes ago, bright sun...
And now, pouring rain.
Five minutes ago, bright sun...
And now, pouring rain.
11 July 2011
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Friday, April 29, 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
22 April 2011
So you want to join
The Don, tilting at Giants?
I know just the place.
I wrote this more than a year ago, and have been trying to take the perfect picture ever since (there's this wind farm, either side of I-65, just north of Lafayette, Indiana...), but nothing has worked yet. So I give you, above, an unauthorized image from Picasso and, here, a link to a great cartoon at xkcd.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
27 February 2011, Number 2
After the storm ends,
Water dripping from the eaves,
Keeping me awake.
Water dripping from the eaves,
Keeping me awake.
27 February 2011
27 February 2011
A cold winter's night.
Thunder, lightning fill the skies,
Chasing sleep away.
Thunder, lightning fill the skies,
Chasing sleep away.
27 February 2011
Saturday, February 26, 2011
26 February 2011
Sleet on my windshield,
Ice building on the highway.
Treacherous driving.
Ice building on the highway.
Treacherous driving.
26 February 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Saturday, February 5, 2011
4 February 2011
And on my birthday,
Walking beneath the new moon
With my love, my wife.
Walking beneath the new moon
With my love, my wife.
4 February 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
2 February 2011
All night, the wind roared,
As if the world were ending.
But, still, the dawn came.
As if the world were ending.
But, still, the dawn came.
2 February 2011
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
1 February 2011
Wind driving the snow
Across the field. Everything
Hidden from my sight.
Across the field. Everything
Hidden from my sight.
1 February 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
29 January 2011
Children in the park,
Laughing, making snow angels,
And building snowmen.
Laughing, making snow angels,
And building snowmen.
29 January 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
24 January 2011
The icy sidewalks,
Always treacherous, are worse
After surgery.
Always treacherous, are worse
After surgery.
24 January 2011
But I haven't had a problem yet.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
23 January 2011
A day of sunshine--
The snow looks almost white-hot,
The air is frozen.
The snow looks almost white-hot,
The air is frozen.
23 January 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
18 January 2011
Cold day, thin grey clouds,
The sun just a pale circle
In the western sky.
The sun just a pale circle
In the western sky.
18 January 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
17 January 2011
A twelve-inch long scar
Where they made the incision.
A lasting reminder.
Where they made the incision.
A lasting reminder.
17 January 2011
I'm getting this year's project started a little later than I anticipated, owing to a piece of (not exactly minor) surgery and my recovery from it. With luck, I'll be able both to find things to write about and the energy to sit at my computer and write.
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