Monthly Archives: July 2011

    ‘Dad, Are you mad?’ He often asked— When he was little And then basked in the Warmth of a smile Which said, 'No son.' ‘Just thinking.’ Now old, He looks At the mirror And sees the ‘Just thinking’ … Continue reading →

      Well beforeThe parries of doubtAt the end of god,A little boyOnce asked to fore,After disappointedIn glares askance byThe various Sisters Mary,The teleological happenstanceOf the lady,Who basked in divine favor,Who ascended to heaven,As the eternal motherOf the living … Continue reading →

It’s been a slow, hot Summer–dog days and all that. But, MandT created a new garden section for Tucker of Oakland Hills, who died at the ripe old age of 11. Since his human, Greg, lives on a rental basis, … Continue reading →

      The cardboard boxWhen, Top-flaps opened, Sat invokingInner mysteriesOf the used. For days,For weeksIts  jumbled  tokensWeathered soaking, Broken by aBurning sun,Long by theDay and night, Packed tightFor the peekerPassers-by,Who might tryThe sneakers, or Business shoesWhose homely formal Joined … Continue reading →

      At sunriseSilver bark’d CottonwoodsSilver leav’d glinting In the dawn breeze,Canopy Pale Russian OlivesBending to a marsh ditchOf soft moss,Murmuring water,And sentential horsetails. Birdsong always surpriseThe trail riseFrom the vineyard yardOf grape bins And gray wood sheds,Which seize … Continue reading →

              All you have to lose is one connection and the mind    uncouples all the way back.    It seems to have been a train. There seems to have been a track. The things that … Continue reading →

    "Wonderful Spirit….Rest in Peace"   "Mom's elder sister by two years who decided (at age 86) to escape the confines of New England for a new life in California. She experienced a wonderful cross-country adventure and settled in … Continue reading →