Saturday, August 30, 2014

30 August 2014

Lyrics in my head...
"...one too many mornings and
A thousand miles behind."

30 August 2014
(With apologies to Bob Dylan)


Friday, August 29, 2014

29 August 2014

We met once again,
Years later, with nothing left
But fragments of dreams.
29 August 2014

Thursday, August 28, 2014

28 August 2014

It's well past midnight,
And I awake, having dreamed
Of friends and lovers.

28 August 2014

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

27 August 2014

Dreams are memories,
I'm told.  But dreams, memories--
Or both--haunt my sleep.

27 August 2014

Monday, August 25, 2014

25 August 2014

August afternoon,
We wait for the storms to come--
The air smells of rain.

25 August 2014

Saturday, August 23, 2014

23 August 2014

The storm has ended,
And the western sky is now
Red, orange, purple.

23 August 2014

Friday, August 22, 2014

22 August 2014

The white ash, dying .
The shade it casts will be gone.
The yard, emptier.

22 August 2014

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

19 August 2014

A brief thunderstorm--
The dog huddles at my feet
Until it's over.

19 August 2014

Monday, August 18, 2014

18 August 2014

Out in the front yard--
A half-eaten crabapple,
A happy rabbit.

18 August 2014

Sunday, August 17, 2014

17 August 2014

A morning shower...
Then the sun breaks through the clouds ,
And the streets sparkle.

17 August 2014

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

13 August 2014

Reading an old book,
Its familiar feel and words
Are like an old friend.

13 August 2014
(The book, is anyone cares,
is Len Deighton's The Ipcress File)


Tuesday, August 12, 2014

12 August 2014

Everywhere I look,
Clouds, dark gray, shading to black,
Desultory rain.

12 August 2014

Monday, August 11, 2014

11 August 2014

Caught in a downpour,
And, at the same time, sunshine, and
A distant rainbow.

11 August 2014

Friday, August 8, 2014

8 August 2014

When I retired,
I thought: "Great! No more meetings!"
That was a mistake.

8 August 2014

Thursday, August 7, 2014

7 August 2014

Our two cardinals,
On the fence and in the tree,
Sing to each other.

7 August 2014

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

6 August 2014

Our yard-rabbit spent
Today eating  crabapples
And dodging the dog.

6 August 2014

Monday, August 4, 2014

4 August 2014

Just after sunset,
The storm hit--torrential rain,
Thunder, frightened dog.

4 August 2014

Sunday, August 3, 2014

3 August 2014

Dozing in my chair,
Waking now and then to see
A blood-red sunset.

3 August 2014

Saturday, August 2, 2014

2 August 2014

Strange dreams through the night,
Fragmentary visions of
A fantasy world.

2 August 2014

Friday, August 1, 2014

1 August 2014

Poems for winter,
Regardless of the season,
As I grow older.

1 August 2014