Outside the window, gray dusk,
3:30 in the afternoon.
Inside, one spray of colored lights
Among my long-neglected house plants:
Green-painted, dry twigs
From China
Half-price from Walgreens' after-Christmas sale.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Sunday, January 15, 2012
January 15
Twenty-two seventh-grade Unitarians
Visit our silent Quaker Meeting --
My dear young fidgety friends,
In your massive boredom, can you hear
The Whisper from deep inside?
Visit our silent Quaker Meeting --
My dear young fidgety friends,
In your massive boredom, can you hear
The Whisper from deep inside?
Sunday, January 1, 2012
January 1 - beginning again
always beginning again
today we choose to attend
to the ancient turning toward
new life uprising
crack open this ice-locked earth
today we choose to attend
to the ancient turning toward
new life uprising
crack open this ice-locked earth
Monday, June 27, 2011
Starting over - in July (new blog address)
I set up a new blog to put "small stones" for the July challenge: "A Stone A Day." I'm hoping I can keep it up after the challenge. Check it out!
Monday, January 31, 2011
Monday, 1-31 - Farewell to January
Nighttime at the month's end --
Snow skitters, drifts, fills
In footprints, car treads,
Heaps up high on my parked car
Farewell to you - snowy, snowy, snowy, snowy
Month of January
Sunday, 1-30 - Happy Voices
Sun comes in and out the window
All around are happy voices
Asian, South Minneapolitan,
Grilled shrimp in noodle salad
Makes me smile
We love to eat at Quang
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Saturday, 1-29 - Grocery Store
Grocery store flowers
Draw my eyes, hungry --
But have no scent
Yes - they even put some in the bathroom.
Friday, 1-28 - Over There
Over there
Beyond bare trees
Over frozen river
Sparkles my city
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Thursday, 1/27 - Holiday Lights in the Gloom
This late January, bleary, gray
Dark evening, how my eyes
Are pulled to these
Bright remaining holiday lights
captured by cell phone through car window while at stop signs/lights
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Wednesday, 1/26 - The Anchor
Limp with sleepy trust,
Rest warm in my lap
And anchor me
To the planet
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Tuesday, 1/25 - What Matters
Anxious and dismayed, I look
around the house
for something to remind me
what matters
your face
Monday, January 24, 2011
Monday, 1-24 - The Well
On this gray, constricting,
Halting day, the answer
Comes: The Well
Can never be exhausted
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Sunday, 1-23 - A Pause in Conversation
We fall silent, then hear
high in the chimney
ancient voice of wind
speaking --
ru'ach
(I also like this picture of the gray sky at dusk from the warmth of the room we gathered in)
Saturday, 1-22 - Before Shopping
Waiting in the car, I wonder
what stories this old, green-shingled
house could tell - now
porch slanting, walls patched
temporary home
to seven college kids
Friday, January 21, 2011
Friday, 1-21 - Evening Snowfall
Even though it's fresh, sparkling
Fluffy, light, and comes
With an easing of the arctic
Grip of sub-zero weather - even so
I've had enough of snow
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Thursday, 1/20 - Daylight
Every day, sun arcs higher
In south-facing windows
Today, colors gather
Refract in crystal pendant --
White, blue, of snow and sky
Green of evergreen
And soft colors of seasons to come
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Wednesday, 1/19 - Mid-Afternoon Over The River
Over there, over the river,
Behind brick and glass, they work,
My colleagues, all through
The brief afternoon's daylight
I stand in sunshine
Gazing over frozen water
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| Actually, to take the dog to the vet - and, anyhow, email isn't confined by brick and glass. |
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Tuesday, 1/18 - Coming a Little Closer
After coffee-powered workday, speeding
Through tasks, no pauses, I'm home
Tap-tapping on the laptop
At the table, hardly hearing
The scratching, kicking, tugging --
Charlie's blanket is out
Of his kennel
To nestle by my feet
Monday, January 17, 2011
Monday, 1-17 - On Their Way Across Town
Outside my window, sharp voices
Insistent and raucous, the crows'
Neighborhood clan gathers, pauses
Then lifts up, over my house,
And off for the evening
All-town crow-fest.
Sunday, 1-16 - After the Nap
After the coffee-fueled morning,
Head full of tasks, projects -
After the nap, I succumb -
Pick up a book
Saturday, 1-15 - The Sun
All day, in our conference room
The sun traced its arc
Across the southern sky
Now, late afternoon, piercing brightness still flows
Across glinting, mica-chip snowfall
Friday, 1-14 - Afternoon Snowstorm
Friday, 1-14 - Afternoon SnowstormAir no longer transparent,
We push through this flecked space
Transported to no-time, no-place --
Sky, ground, surroundings blurred
Into soft whiteness
Thursday, January 13, 2011
1-13-2011 - 5:00 transit time
1-13-2011 - 5:00 transit time
Sharp scent of newly peeled tangerine
Lilting dance of strings, Jacques Aubert
Warm air caresses as I drive
Dining in my car again*
*All peeling of fruit and taking of photos while on route happened at long stop lights.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
1-12-2011 - Mid-day to Dusk
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
5:00 p.m. - 1-11-2011 - Doorway into Nightfall
here at the doorway of nightfall
there's a pause, a short moment,
before city lights start to outshine
the daylight
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