A Prevernal Frogument

A Prevernal Frogument

by | Mar 7, 2022

Two frogs argue in the dark. They intended to sleep until spring but woke before their alarm clock.   Eagerly, the first frog croaks: “Get up! Get up! Get up!”   “Too soon, Too soon,” grumps the other, through the lightly falling...
Early Spring

Early Spring

by | Mar 21, 2021

Watching the grey clouds shifting east overhead. Spring song fills the air with melodious twitter-are those robins? Roosters near and distant offer a hoarse counterpoint. A raptor glides low across the field.  Good morning.
Impermanence

Impermanence

by | May 8, 2020

My morning walk takes me past landmarks no longer there:   Coe Primary, where I attended first and second grade, now offices.   Down the street, third and fourth grade gone. Only a park remains   Last year, May Street School razed, replaced by a brick...
Harbinger

Harbinger

by | Mar 30, 2019

  Swarms of beetles emerge from the receding snow banks on the first truly warm day. Sunbathing on the south wall, a mass of black bugs lined with red, their excrement stains the window trim. Some find their way inside the house where they crawl into my teacup or...