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Monday, September 27, 2010

Here's Why It's Named the Fall

Whoever hasn't done things yet now never will. The time has come to make long lists And close things up. Until next spring the year that's left Will fade and snuff the things out That we had down here. One last time you climb the windy uplands clear Where brooks four weeks from now Will freeze for... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, September 26, 2010

A Summer Storm from Five Flights Up*

Come, end the hazy sweaty stillness of this August swelternoon! You Whitestone Bridge in Queens, come send the Bronx some weather! Uh-oh. Stormscud swifting low and fast races overhead dimming, cooling all. Doors will slam and papers scutter circles in the alley - and then stop. Bushy whiteside... Sign in to see full entry.

Summer Storm from Five Flights Up

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Saturday, September 25, 2010

The Inner Way to Inner Peace in 6 or 7 Inner Moves

I breathe in deeply, fill my lungs, And just as slowly let breath out; Count to 10, say slowly "om"; Picture fields of windblown daisies; Re-connect with self-control, Then close my eyes To image what it's like To be serene and calm and still And live a more mature aduli In a slower, kinder world...... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, September 24, 2010

Hell Week and a Half

I I said "Tomorrow will be better." (I said that first on Saturday, But since then I found out I lied.) II Don't need to go to Disneyworld. I've had my fill of pirates, clowns and waiting, Of pay-to-play, illusion-slash-reality. III The tools for a survival kit? Laughter and forgetfulness, And when... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Encounter

A four-foot timber rattlesnake too autumn-torpid To retract, alert, And sling out sideways Buzzing in a coil Inched slowly on the sun-warmed boulder. Franz and I froze there in place, Withheld our raised and sneakered feet preparing for a step. "Holy shit! A wiper!" Well, his English was half right.... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Athabasca, Multitasker, Fidget Tres Extraordinaire*...

Relentless baker, project maker, Came down with the flu. No bills were paid, no oil was changed, The lawn just went unmown. No shopping done, no errands run, She wasn't on the phone! Karate class had to be chopped, The ballet lessons, too! Scrapbooking? Scrapped! Blogit? Blocked! Whatever could she... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, September 20, 2010

Weighty Matters*

Gravity is my good friend - I have no doubt about it! I'm pleased to hear it's now a law; Things sure were tough without it! Stone walls could never get it right - They'd wander here and thither. The record states that lifting weights Was nothing special either. Oh, pity the poor pizza man! However... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, September 19, 2010

One more day until the/an aidecomes at 8:30 AM tomorrow. Gin's taking tegre

tol for the attacks and it works, but it spaces her out, making her harder to lift. My back has sent me to the hospital 4 times on a stretcher, but that hasn't happened in a long while and it seems to be holding up this time around. Since she's pretty much immobile, we watch TV or I read to her and... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, September 18, 2010

So long

Blogging's been fun - I've posted something new every day and enjoyed reading and commenting on most new postings, but life this week has gotten difficult. Since two Julys ago when I got surgery for pancreatic cancer, I've been sruggling with diabetes. I'm winning, so far, but it's a nuisance. And... Sign in to see full entry.

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