Sunday, November 30, 2014

30 November 2014

I heard the north wind;
On the wall, I saw shadows
Of branches bending.

30 November 2014
(Not a restful night.)


Saturday, November 29, 2014

29 November 2014

I tire more quickly
Than I did when I was young...
Not that long ago.

29 November 2014

Friday, November 28, 2014

28 November 2014

A hawk flew past me,
Landing in a tree near the road,
Set for anything.

28 November 2014

Thursday, November 27, 2014

27 November 2014

Full moons entrance me,
The way they seem to fill the sky,
Their unworldly light.

27 November 2014
(Taken 11/2/14)





Wednesday, November 26, 2014

26 November 2014

I dream about work,
Although I no longer work.
Old habits die hard.

26 November 2014

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Monday, November 24, 2014

24 November 2014

All night, howling winds,
And I do not sleep.  All day,
Leaves blow through the yard.

24 November 2014

Sunday, November 23, 2014

23 November 2014

Today, constant rain,
Dark skies, wind.  I watch the clouds
And doze peacefully.

23 November 2014

Saturday, November 22, 2014

22 November 2014

And I remember...
A voice said the President
Was dead...We all wept...

22 November 2014
(I was 15, and in high school.)


Friday, November 21, 2014

21 November 2014

My eyelids droop, close
As I try to read after
One more sleepless night.

21 November 2014

Thursday, November 20, 2014

20 November 2014

Late night, distantly,
I hear coyotes crying,

Here, in the city.
20 November 2014

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

18 November 2014

Time to sleep, and yet...
My mind jumps from this to that,
And then back again.

18 November 2014

Monday, November 17, 2014

17 November 2014

Walking to my car,
On icy, snowy pavement,
Was an adventure.

17 November 2014

Sunday, November 16, 2014

16 November 2014

Our first snow since spring.
The leafless shrubs are now white.
The night seems silent.

16 November 2014

Saturday, November 15, 2014

15 November 2013

Crystalline patterns
On my windshield; ice refracting
In the morning sun.

15 November 2014

Friday, November 14, 2014

Thursday, November 13, 2014

13 November 2014

Snow hangs in the air,
Drifting on random currents,
Never quite landing.

13 November 203

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

12 November 2014

Frost on my windows,
A north wind shaking the trees...
Waking this morning.
12 November 2014 

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

11 November 2014

A cold rain falling,
A cold wind stirring the leaves...
My mood matches that.

11 November 2014

Sunday, November 9, 2014

9 November 2014

Sorting photographs,
Seeing myself grow older...
How strange, how fitting.

9 November 2014


(1965)

(2000)

 

Friday, November 7, 2014

7 November 2014

After cloudy days,
The evening sky displays
Its autumn palette.

7 November 2014
(Taken today.)
 


Thursday, November 6, 2014

6 November 2014

Mostly bare trees now,
A red-yellow-brown carpet
Covering the grass.

6 November 2014

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

5 November 2014

A full moon tonight,
Drifting above the pine trees,
Pale against the sky.
5 November 2014
(Taken tonight.)
 


Tuesday, November 4, 2014

4 November 2014

Rain hangs in the air
Like a mist; walking feels like
Wading through a lake,

4 November 2014

Monday, November 3, 2014

3 November 2014

An early sunset,
Or so it seemed...clouds arrived
And the sky turned black.

3 November 2014

Sunday, November 2, 2014

2 November 2014

Many years ago,
I wanted to hide inside
A Rothko painting.
2 November 2014
(After seeing John Logan's play "Reds"
and remembering two museum visits
(
http://wordsmusic-doc.blogspot.com/2014/11/mark-rothko-john-logans-reds-and-me.html)
 


Saturday, November 1, 2014

1 November 2014

Yesterday, grey skies,
Cold rain, and my mood likewise.
Today--sun and smiles.

1 November 2014