Doors and windows opengentle breeze wafting throughhaze-free skies again.Not even the neighbor’s dog’sbored barking can disruptthe peace of this perfectsummer day.
#SLS — “Calypso” by John Denver
First song that comes to mind for this week’s SLS is this one. I had the album it was on. I played at playing acoustic guitar in the early 80s and bought the songbook for it. At one time I could play and sing it. There is so much to like about the song. Honoring…
The Oracle Speaks — A Girl Could Die
lies linger like poisonbleeding away colorices fire, wets my eye broken desire is blue, babyone prisoner of two manyporcelain secrets remembered long lips kiss red oceanschampagne-voiced ghost devourersailing as if no girl could die The Oracle speaks through Poet Magnetic Poetry Kit
POPO 2026 Day 17
PNC connection In MI, we have PNC bankBanks are warm and fuzzy ifyou’re a billionaire or you’re in,“It’s a Wonderful Life.”PNC is not an acronym for bankspart of a larger financial empire. In court lingo, PNC is code for,“pleads no contest” to a crime,meaning one is not guilty butis not innocent either.Gouging, threatening, fee-ingare not…
#FFF 80 — art and nature
Hello All. Happy Friday! It’s been a whirlwind week and it isn’t over yet. Wednesday I went out for lunch to a place downtown called The Early Owl. I can’t remember what the building was years ago, but they’ve turned it into a bee-yoo-tiful restaurant. We had lunch up on the rooftop a few years…
POPO 2026 Day 16
As gardener & bird feeder,even when livingalone, I am taking oncultivating community.This philosophy also goesfor folks with fur babiesand aquariums; a willingnessto do the work, with no otherexpectation of thanksthan observing & appreciatingmy & their health blossoming.
POPO 2026 Day 15
Rally July 19 Five yessed to start; now three,we’re going to listen toBernie, El-Sayed, and AOC.A gathering so largebeyond any so far for me.I long to merge with swelling sea,shoulder to shoulder,kindred believers inwe, the peoples’ rightto have and speak outfor democracy.
