Monthly Archives: July 2024

1197 ALL GLORY, LAUD AND HONOR! 07-23-24

…given to those few fools who float in magic pools where the water, clear and cool, can not be seen, splashed or swallowed by, would not even wet a non-believer in the Mystery, but a faithful acolyte might even drown … Continue reading

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1196 ARGUING WITH MY ATHEIST FATHER AFTER READING the iowa baseball confederacy BY W.P. KINSELLA 07-23-24

“Look, Dad, it’s not nonsense! It just doesn’t make sense to you! But I sense order in the swirls and twirls of tornados. I sense Will in this world wide web of chaos, in the screeching cacophony of questions with … Continue reading

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1195 A SLICE OFF LIFE 07-12-24

Balanced, precariously, on my red hand-cart, two buckets full of water for the dry bird baths, wobbled a bit. So I stopped on the dirt path to the bird feeding ground to secure them. I feed the birds twice a … Continue reading

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1194 “QUIET, PLEASE!” 07-05-04

Here’s to tight lipped librarians imprisoned by stacks of books, keeping their passions checked. Their minds subdue their flesh. All those bound volumes bind their bodies tight Like their proper dresses buttoned to their necks like nooses. ‘Till evening comes. … Continue reading

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