Monthly Archives: March 2016

445 Not the last moment April, 2012

The moment of absolute clarity. Everyone has it. A knowing beyond all doubt. What the past was all about. What this moment means. What the future will be bringing. What the cosmos will be singing. Deaths moment is not what … Continue reading

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444 to be continued… April 1, 2012

Roaring past me, a late night racer, big black pick-up truck, maybe navy, purple, dusting me like my wheels were square, ripping through the red light like it wasn’t there, easy 80 in a 40. Behind him, chasing, a trooper, … Continue reading

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443 Plague March, 2012

It is a common human malady with which we all are stuck: Geoskitzophrennia!!! The world is cracking up. Swimming in ambrosia, we smash each others cup. Reptilian or gorrilian, (whatever Darwin said), we crucify each other until we all are … Continue reading

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442 Defeated March, 2012

He manages the baffle without a stumble. Curls around the suet holder for his morning nibble, his winter fluffy tail gripping for support. Even after I’ve yelled, clapped, snarled from my kitchen window. “Get outta there! Suet’s for birds!” I … Continue reading

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441 Hearing aids March 4, 2012

I’ve been crotchety about wearing hearing aids: Ego. No confessing getting elderly for me. No conceding to breaking down. But, my eye-ear-nose-throat doctor reports not wearing them “…contributes to the disintegration of gray matter and enhances the chances of the … Continue reading

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440 My Angel Feb.,2012

It’s easy! I love an Angel. For some God knows reason, the Angel loves me to! We’re in our late 60’s. She’s passionate when I can, compassionate when I can’t. She can whenever she wants. Cliches are true. Second half … Continue reading

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439 Jewish Soil Feb., 2012

Adam and his apple. Abrahams son, the ram caught in brambles. The burning bush. The Tablets. Davids Psalms and his sins. Isaiah. Hosea. From these scriptures as seed, Christs gospel grows. From all this truth, all are graced with a … Continue reading

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438 Thirteen Feb.,2012

The lacy beige curtains were closed, shrouding setting Sabbath sun. Filtered light lit dust in flight, refugees wandering the shaded living room. Grandfather smoked his cigar. Grandma baked the chicken with a nervous urgency created by my surprise arrival. I … Continue reading

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437 The Sound of Grandpas clock Feb. 5, 2012

The most deadening sound in my life, the steady tick-tock of Grandpas clock. Even the great anticipation, the excited, elevated heart beat, the optimistic waiting for that Moment When… is tempered by the knowing that after that Moment of joyful … Continue reading

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436 Free Trade Agreement Jan. 13, 2012

The nuthatch, the downy, the flicker, flock to my suet feeder. When the green metal holder is empty, I fill it, but I am no banker. This is not a loan. No principle or interest charged. They still flee from … Continue reading

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