What is that rattle in the yard when moon hides in the clouds, when wind tonight in autumn moans, where howls of wolf pack echoes? A clattered sound of monster bones. Thought he’d wandered far away Last Halloween’s silent midnight I swore I heard his groan across lake, his tears splashing like rain; my guilt…
Category: poetry
POPO2023 Day 7
I enrolled in a peak power hours avoidance program to gain energy credits. No air, clothes washing, etc. from 2p-6p It feels like being a drunk going to church without a flask, nervous and deprived. artwork by Georges Seurat, “Port-en-Bessin, the Semaphore and the Cliffs“
Writober Day 4-6 Twilight, Trick, Treat
banner by Cara Hartley / Ornery Owl As twilight creeps up sky, chill air blankets our thin coats. Miles of forest path to go… When spirits play their tricks, misted cobwebs cling. We claw and stumble along the way. Our chilled feet finally find, eyes see: home. Treat of relief; yes, we sigh, again safe….
POPO2023 Day 6
June 4Wind is sparkling cottonwood leavesthis morning.It’s cooler outside than inSafe to open windows in daylightfor the first time in weeks. artwork by Henri Matisse, “The Window“
dVerse — MTB — Five Reminders
1. Go back to the grain yellow hills where the broken speak of elegance2. Walk up to the canvas door, the short bed stretched against the clouds3. Beneath the earth, an ant writes with the grace of a governor4. Blow, blow Red Tail Hawk, your hidden sleeve—your desert secrets5. You are there, almost, without a…
POPO2023 Day 5
I took a picture of the full moon and shared it on my blog. A blogmate said it resembled a honey marble stuck in tar. They say it’s the wildfires in Canada. artwork by Georges Seurat, “The Channel at Gravelines, Evening“
POPO2023 Day 4
First of June isn’t supposed to hit ninety. May hasn’t rained all month following April with no showers. Everything is still green, but the grass looks tired. artwork by Georges Seurat, “River Landscape with a Boat“
Tao Talk 