Poems & Other Lies
Good Morning
10/22/25 6:00 39F (3.8C) I awoke to a still morning, the sky full of glittering stars. It is so dark I had to feel my way across the deck to the tub. Overhead in the cold blackness, the twins watch Orion stalk his prey into the oaks. The dogs cavort...
Good Morning
10/21/25 6:45 38F (3.3C) Light breeze, new moon, overcast. Cool, damp and grey. I scrubbed the stale taste of last night's dreams from my mouth and my tea is washing the flavor of toothpaste away. Soaking in the darkness I listen to the whir of tires on damp...
Good Morning
10/20/25 5:30 45F (7.2C) No wind. Dark, cool, relatively dry. ...
Good Morning
10/19/25 7:00 47F (8.3C) Overcast with a cool breeze. It's been raining and everything is wet. The air is spiced with the tang of wood smoke from morning fires. I hear someone walking around. Women's voices or perhaps children They have set Walter to barking....
Good Morning
10/18/25 5:30 40F (4.4C) There is a cold breeze blowing. It is very dark, no moon to be seen but all the stars are out. ...
Good Morning
10/17/25 6:30 49F (9.4C) Dry, breezy and overcast. There were stars out earlier but it is cloudy now. Walter was calm earlier but he is barking at the nieghbors across the street now. I went plinking with Pete yesterday. Today is gun cleaning day. I...
Good Morning
10/16/25 6:00 36F (2.2C) It is clear, cold, dark and breezy. There is an abundance of stars. The moon is hiding in the maple tree. My tea is hot and astringent. I like it strong enough to feel each sip. This is good. ...
Good Morning
10/15/25 5:30 37F (2.7C) Clear and dry with a slight breeze rippling the leaves. It is a dark morning with a star pocked sky. The moon, a waning crescent, hides behind the maple casting dappled light through its trembling foliage. ...
Good Morning
10/14/25 6:15 37F (2.7C) It is a cold, clear morning. The season is changing. Heavy dew but no frost yet. An owl is hooting in the darkness, somewhere over by the creek. Far above, the waning moon wears a tiara of stars. ...
Good Morning
10/13/25 6:15 42F (5.5C) It is a dark, gray morning, as sodden as a discarded dishrag. A disconsolate squawk breaks the silence, some unfortunate bird hiding in the rank grass and dripping briars of a neglected pasture. My dog barks uncertainly at...
