Observation - April 2nd, 2017, Sunday

there is laughter peeling from behind the closed door

 

the sun is climbing behind a soft-gray-sheet of cloud

 

the talking-heads are chirping about treason...and lies

 

there are robins at my window chirping for each other

oblivious and free

 

Observation - March 2nd, 2017, Thursday

it is 5:00 am and the city is stirring

I have been awake for a few hours, writing

Kitty is sleeping in the window

     half lidded and watchful

there are rabbits on the lawn

     scurrying in the frosted morning

 

the news is of the Attorney General

     lying to the Senate under oath

my lady sits on the couch drinking coffee

we are talking about the state of the world

     wondering...

if there will be justice in America after March

 

 

Observation - February 2nd, 2017, Thursday

a blanket of white covers everything

a February snowfall

light and dusty

 the news cycle trumpeting the outrage of billionaires

wailing like babies demanding…white power and privilege

a blanket of white covers everything
the humming humidifier mutes the demagogue

it helps me breathe

Observation - January 2nd, 2017, Monday

it is 4:00 pm, and the rain is freezing

a slushy-slurry of snow covers everything

thickening into ice

it was warm today, but the temperature has fallen below zero

there are people outside, without shelter
some will not live through the night

I am warm in my house with my cat in the window

watching for birds, rabbits and squirrels

Observation - January 1st, 2017, Sunday

the Vikings are winning the football game

I listen on low; it is the second quarter

the streets are quiet at 1:00 pm

my lady is reading, sitting in my place on the couch behind me

the sun was shining earlier

the day is overcast now

its soft gray light blankets everything outside

it is the first day of the year.