Trail mix

 Some fellow that dated my sister, Therman, used

To say the same joke about a movie cowboy,

Tom mix in cement.  He was a good natured fellow

And he told the same joke every time I saw him.

He died.  I don’t recall what happened.  

I just know he was a nice guy and then

He wasn’t around any more.

claraville

 It’s rocking, we’ve got a choice: 

softly in a chair or with music on.

Sunny and warm. Easy going.

The Butterfield Stage comes through.

Wait in line with Lonesome and Jerry.

Yes, and Cutter too.

We’ll all board and head out of here soon.

Under the Ponderosa Pines.

plain day with a concert

driving this way they stopped.

 a brother-in-law had his gallbladder removed

in Chicago, he’s from Utah.  

Tripus interumptus.

Surgery happened yesterday.

In a today picture with his daughter he looks great

standing, smiling. i should have known.

  He’s in ok shape for an old man.

Ok,we’re attending an acoustic concert at Finney Chapel.

I’m in the hall now.

Earlier i used the dental string between my teeth.

because dr Seif said said I should .

i work the string religiously like a pagan searching God.

don’t want tooth pain     this is my poem

from the wilderness.

Less than previously is happening

after a few days with none around 

one came by for an appearance.

  now a rabbit seen yesterday evening

is out of sight this morning. 

 i don’t blame him.  it seems reasonable behavior.

take a look around, eat some familiar grass, then take to the shelter. stay out of sight. 

Cool this morning, it’s the forecast for the day.

so I’m practicing standing, exercise, i need it.

Sifu Bob Cook and Eddie and Sifu Bill all guide me.

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 Have been reading and enjoying Mary Oliver.

October now and dry and still; nothing special going on.

Quiet ... Reading an old McMurtry to enjoy again.

The book takes me back and I’m thinking of friends.

Where are my Rome faces and friends?  Scattered I imagine.

people I don’t know but recognize when we pass.

today in ohio i see the stillness on the street.

i remember home at Rome

on the side, near the  front of the Cancelleria.

sunny and warm. no jacket necessary.

home at Rome.

life soup