Monthly Archives: February 2016

227 Effects

Forgiving sends two arrows to the hot heart of Hell. The forgiven feels Heavens breeze cool on his face. The forgiver hears Heavens songs, bathes in their grace.

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226 Like breathing

One sweet breath blows tons away. The deteris, scrap of the act. The moment, movement, memory, weight which weighs more than a soul can bare, is loosened at the inhale and wisked away with the word “Forgiven” and thus the … Continue reading

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225 Night driving with the one I love

I love the one who, when I drive at night with head lights bright, lighting tree tops and Orions belt, whose mind is my personal GPS, who always knows where she is in line, always arrives on time, what’s for … Continue reading

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224 Grandmas hair day

We drove Grandma to the beauty shop today for a coloring, covering her gray. She is not to old for vanity so she wants her neighbors at the Home to smile and say, “How young you look, all brunette and … Continue reading

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223 The tide

The tide knows no to early morning, no inoppertune midnight, but comes, regular, the 75 year comet, the second hand on Grandfathers clock. We chart it for fishing days, when to dig for clambs, crab the marsh. Yet its turn … Continue reading

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222 The burning bush

The burning bush of Sinai was not consumed, but did it scream? Did Gods Fires horrid heat brand the bush? Was it sanctified in agony? Did it burn like Hell? Pity poor damned souls who writhe in Hells everlasting fires. … Continue reading

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221 Surfers know

The sea we surf is a perilous place but the pulse of the plunge is joyous. That view from the crest is all wind and spray, an ocean of foam before us. But beware the trough, the grave of the … Continue reading

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220 Temptations evolution

A touch to much. A word to many. A downward look at nothing. The acts preceed recognition. And then? And then the picture is there. It paints itself, layer by layer on the border between unconscious notion and bright daylight … Continue reading

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219 My father in my mirror

It occurred to me this morning, I have the same hair color as my Father. I started out a tow head, he started out a brunette, but we have met today in balding shades of gray. I know people say … Continue reading

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218 After a date indecision

So, when the lady said, after a pleasant first date, “Do you want to come inside for a little while?” I thought, “What does she mean?” And since I could not quite uncover it, or get the lay of the … Continue reading

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