Labor Day Labor On Friday or Monday holidays, hospitals have special needs for labor coverage over three-day weekends. Older son was asked to work seven hours on Saturday at time-and-a-half. Since we planned on picnicking here today – and because he needs new brakes on his car – he agreed. As Frank mentioned in the…
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dVerse Q 230 (2nd) — Inside Outside Vice Versa
Funny clip of Gladys Kravitz from old Bewitched TV show Inside Outside Vice Versa“Must you always fling such rumpus?”Mrs. Kravitz badgered, grumpus.“Life’s too short to worry, lady, I’m hot potato, life is gravy.”“Why you wise crack every time?”Mrs. Kravitz gulped her wine.“Life is lush, not sour grapes.Loosen up, enjoy the day.” Here is a second…
dVerse Q230 – Comes Now a Rumpus
Comes Now a RumpusComes now a rumpuspinned on no compasssound brass trumpetsdispel fear from us.Gathered alumnusprepare in onenessas crucible of fundushath made toughness.Resolve, cuprous cutlass’,survey bulbous buttress’;we steel-smelted puppetsshall refuse interruptuswill forge new twas thus. I have this live album. Bought it after hearing them at our Irish (and Celtic) Music Festival many moons ago. …
The Oracle Speaks — Listen and dVerse OLN 390
ListenListen to my seasonedwinter bright daffodil,a knower who breathesof Eden sweet sanctuary.Walk there, wander intuitionas summer wind climbs earth,arises like blue animal spirit.Behold wild things shine andleave deep rooted secret.Life falls, a blossomresting gentlecome soft, quiet dusk. The Oracle, aka magnet poetry. Grace is the host of dVerse’ Open Link Night.
dVerse’ MTB Thursday — Do Plants Go To Heaven?
Do Plants Go to Heaven?Where did crinkle-petaled salmon poppies gothat blossomed along painted white brick fencebetween gramma & grampa’s place and uncle’s?Where did stunted white rose of sharon tree go, under yard-wide shade of oaks, centered with redblossoms, within child’s reach, adults face high?Where did giant lilac trees go, perfuming yard;cut down to stumps by…
dVerse Poetics Tuesday — Walk About
Felt Mansion Walk AboutI stand up from the sturdy wooden armed school chairand follow the gurgle to aquarium whose water is too lowset between two windows, as dusk falls the birds haveflown and deer graze tender grass and clover out other.Open slider into atrium that is still too warm; thirsty plantprisoners behind glass call out…
dVerse — Prosery Monday — Future’s Garden
“William Morris 6” The future gathers in vine, bush, and tree:Persimmon, walnut, loquat, fig, and grape”by Yvor Winters from Time and the Garden Future’s Garden She wakes to coughs, groans, and clanks. Rubbing her eyes, crusted with dust, she winces and wonders how much time she has before her clouded corneas become blindness. Or will…
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