Friday, March 22, 2019

have a nice day

ohio weather - 10 day summary
cloudy, wind, morning snow showers,
sunny, cloudy, mostly sunny, sleet,
partly cloudy. have a nice day.

Thursday, March 21, 2019

comfort


old classmates getting together,
at noon, a good time for us.
been friends a while,
nine of us together,
a class fraction, maybe a fifth,
i'd have to think to give a number.
exactly nine counting me,
of this i'm sure.
we had a few empty seats.
are we getting tired or just old?
well, we had fun seeing each other;
there is comfort in that,
i'm sure.

the result: looking for the next time.
and this the first day of spring.
a lot to be thankful for,
somewhat.

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

for comments

anonymous is fine

no tunes


it's warmer.
the birds are back to nest in the eves.
they remember or, one of them does,
where they were born,
where he or she was born.
sparrows on one corner, starlings the other
they're flying around, they are ready.
this year i'm not whistling their song,
not now.
so far they're not nest building.
i won't sound inviting tunes,
maybe they'll build somewhere else.
i'm tempted,  it's easy,  i enjoy talking to them, but
will keep my whistle shut.

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

wall sun

looking bright,
the sun on the wall
had me thinking of  what i forgot already,
confusing when i put it in words;
playing mental slow ball this morn,
idly putting pieces together,
fascinated by the gold color of the sun reflected on the wall...
sure is a fine time of day.
said that before.
had an orange, made a coffee,
brown sugar today, wasn't going to, did anyway.
keeping a low profile,
nothing getting started.
i'll write this down and see what happens next.
no appointments, that's good.
reading the son by phillip meyer, enjoying
time with the native americans,
a world with nature,
a hundred years before i got here.
would you know, it was not
so long ago.

 

Monday, March 18, 2019

jotting down between storms

the wooden table from the mountain
stands dark against the wall
undisturbed...
by the window in the hall i write;
end the sentence there,
look out at at the no rain, no snow morning...
where's the unpleasant weather?
here's light frost in ohio,
i'm thinking of swinging under the golden gate,
no swinging, just heading, into the bay,
running with the tide in my Monterrey,
coming in under the great bridge,
years ago...a good time then
when running with the tide in light weather.
california, you did me well.
and the swell i rode in on.
and now recall, best of all,
when weather was no problem...
sometime i wonder where the old boat is now.
someone is treating it right, no doubt.
i'm happy to remember.
though ohio is no problem...
here cruising along,
part humming a song
recalling my boat...
working through the days,
while making note.

Sunday, March 17, 2019

a break

today we got a break in the weather,
it's about time.
we were getting tired waiting;
seemed winter wouldn't let go.
now we feel the weather could be getting warmer soon,
good news if it happens.
i saw a few birds...
come ahead now,  springtime,
we're ready for you.
it rained hard...
now it's snowing.