Sunrise, January First, 2020

Sunrise, January First, 2020

by | Jan 1, 2020

The rain has paused, but the gusty wind continues to blow water from the naked trees. Two maple seeds helicopter down to a hard splash-landing in the hot tub. Aside from the wind, it is quiet. Even the dogs and the rooster are sleeping in.  
Walking Through My Memories

Walking Through My Memories

by | Nov 5, 2019

At lunch, I usually take a walk, just to get away, out of the office. I often walk along the old pipeline above Indian Creek.   It’s a little different now than when I was a kid. The water is gone and the pipe has fallen into disrepair, but most of it is still...
Fall

Fall

by | Oct 5, 2019

plunging from the sky into the tall oaks, a star rattles to the ground    

Friday the 13th

by | Sep 13, 2019

Clouds hide the full moon, soaking up the light like a sponge In the corner, in the darkness, behind a low wall Two black cats fight, tooth and nail I cannot see them to throw a rock My shouts add to the clamor of their screeching In the early hours of this country...