It's still Saturday—slow, slothful, slightly soulful—Saturday morning. For another hour. I awoke early and discovered the weather to be incompatible with plans. I went back to sleep and reawoke late. Really late. Then lazy breakfast with bride and nephews and nephews' companions. Revised plans. Excursion for them; rainy day water coloring and poetry editing for me. Calm. Mostly quiet except for ...
Freedom
Rabbit, Rabbit
The start of a new day and a new month and a new year. I'd say that today is ripe with potential. Ready for harvest... Welcome to January. It's nice to think about ripening and harvesting in the middle of winter, even if we must summon the metaphor from the tumescent days of September. It's time to start fresh once again. Rabbit, rabbit! ...
Freestyle
When song turned to dance thirty years ago my rustic, unplugged, and MTV-free childhood rendered me self-conscious, tense, and generally joyless. This is a self effacing glimpse into a self effacing riff on whistling and dancing. The poem is still rough, but it's coming closer to a reflection on letting go and loosening up. A lyric look at wooing whimsy. The snapshot above is totally ...
Midlife Impetus
Mid-life crises do not always lead to inappropriate or risky behaviors. For some, it is a time to learn new things, break some bad habits, or broaden their horizons. It can be the impetus to lose weight, start exercising, or finally take those piano lessons you have been talking about doing for years on end. ~ Len Kay (Source: Surviving the Midlife Crisis | Age Smart) Are you curious about a ...
Start Fresh
"Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson This strikes me as super healthy advice. Kick ass. Or try to kick ass. Some days you'll serve up aces. Most ...
Thinking of Goodbye
"I think we're all holding our breath and thinking of goodbye... hoping it's gonna turn out ok." ~ David Crosby There's so much beauty and sadness and wisdom and music in this clutter of honest, unselfconscious words shared by David Crosby about singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. Crosby dated Mitchell in 1967 when he was still performing with the Byrds. The following year he helped line up her ...