22 June 2010

I've been listening to John Prine's new CD, In Person and On Stage, which is brilliant. His voice, never a beautiful instrument, is now about as much of a croak as Bob Dylan's is...

Too much cheap whiskey
And too many cigarettes.
Just enough music.

22 June 2010

20 June 2010

We have a Rose of Sharon just off our deck, and today it blossomed for the first time this year, and, so...

Bursting into bloom.
Flowers opening at dawn
Attract scores of bees.

20 June 2010

18 June 2010

Too hot to be spring.
Air thick with humidity.
Storms coming tonight.

18 June 2010

16 June 2010

5 AM. I wake.
My windows misted over.
Moon a pale shadow.

16 June 2010

9 June 2010

Long night, little sleep.
Longer day, much work to do.
Eyes close on their own.

9 June 2010

8 June 2010

A dark day. Clouds, rain.
Slippery roads, dripping leaves.
Good to be at home.

8 June 2010

7 June 2010

Sun shines on my desk,
Obscuring what I'm reading.
Might as well daydream

7 June 2010

4 June 2010

At my desk, again.
Outside, rain begins falling
And lightning flashing.

4 June 2010

3 June 2010

Spring nearing its end,
I wake with the sun in my eyes,
And drowse through the day.

3 June 2010