Poems & Other Lies
Good Morning
5/22/25 6:00 51f (10.5c) Raining. The drops tapping on the leaves provide percussion for the morning birdsong. It was raining when I went to bed. I do believe it rained all night. Perhaps I can find some mushrooms.
Good Morning
Good morning. 5/21/25 5:45 43f (6c) Calm and clear. Last night's rain left the patches of bare earth damp and the deck still speckled with wet, but the sky overhead is a brilliant blue. The waning crescent moon floats behind the...
Good Morning
Good morning. 5/20/25 6:00 47f (8.3c) Scattered clouds and blue sky. It rained some last night and is still sprinkling very lightly now. In an effort to improve my social media experience, I am posting less on Facebook and using this blog instead. Still trying to...
Skeeter and The Veteran
These stories first appeared in BarBar March of 2023 Skeeter Did I tell you about losing my rooster? No? It was a sad thing, happened a couple of weeks ago. Skeeter was about eight or nine years old, but still a proud...
Skeeter and The Veteran
The online literary blog BarBar has published a couple of my stories. Click the link below to read them. Vernon Wade says “My chicken yard is a battlefield.” Read the story “Skeeter and the Veteran.” — barbar (bebarbar.com)
Yes, you are
Why do you argue with me, when I tell you how beautiful you are? Why do you roll your eyes and say, “No, I’m not.” as if I have no idea what I see with my own heart? You turn the stereo up so loud a deaf kid could dance to it, miming the lyrics with a provocative...
December 10th
Sitting in the dark, listening to the heavy, wet snow slough off the branches of the oaks. There is a steady drip from the trees. It was snowing a little bit ago, but for now it has stopped. I hear the crash of a shed collapsing not too far away. The rooster is...
The Tea Pot
It is a quiet morning, the light still dim. Everything seems calm and muted, even the birdsong heard through the open window. I turn on the light over the stove and set the kettle on for tea. We had a very elegant stainless steel art deco kettle, but the bottom warped...
Overindulgence
I ate berries all day. When I stood up from the toilet it looked like I'd house-trained a bear.
Morning Song
https://youtu.be/JG7__rFsYHY 4/20/2022 5:00 am
