Hello Readers, Though not official on the calendar, the days have already shifted and shortened; autumn is here. Many of…
Sparrows A surgeon soon will open your ears, letting in the din. For years, I’ve watched the sparrows perched in…
Astronomy and Me Planets, real and imagined, often get attention here on earth. Like Frank Herbert’s Dune Wonder, Arrakis, home…
My Lover's in Texas My lover's in Texas-- Left with a white flag and wet bones, no luggage. Said he…
Autumn Song In the trees a mad flurry of warblers – Cape May, Tennessee, Black-and White, Chestnut-Sided-- spring colors gone…
I Try Not to Think Walking along the Squannacook River, the dog eager, herding us while the river, also eager,…
The Gorilla Who Has Been Sitting on my chest for the past three weeks asks me how I feel about…
Moving Furniture We must displace what has been forgotten, discarded: an old bed on which no one has slept in…