It’s Memorial Day It drizzlesAn older man limps across a parking lotHis arms are crossed behind his backIt’s Memorial Day He enters Italian Kitchen, Tomato PiesBest pizza in town, they’re open, tv on, menu in windowIt’s Memorial Day They are…
Category: Arts
Maya’s Constellation
• Maya has a constellation of beauty marks on her shoulder They seem gathered together subtly, they could be bolder • Her reserved non-talking stares and smiles confirm her happiness The cats are afraid of her, maybe they know more…
My Writing and the World of Punctuation, According to Hal!
Well, here I am ,writing again! I have learned to love writing, and I do not obsess over it. I hope people like what I write and want to read it, but, if they don’t what can you do! Obsessing…
A friendlysuggestions.com Favorite: Memories Repeat Through Generations with a Wonderful Surprise
The other day was looking to be a bad book sales day, things have been slow. I had received an email from the seller site and it said that I was terrible because I was selling a book for more…
Life is Short
It’s 2:06 on 202 in Flemington Heading north Life is short • A truck with marble Made in Spain Passes me Life is short • The tractor dealer’s parking lot is empty • The American Flags At the car dealerships…
Litter
95 southbound in the cities, roadsides are littered with car parts & debris God thinks 113 south there are wild flowers littering both sides of the roadway God smiles many inside the beltway while on the floor litter the nation…
Ruth, Our Smiley Lady’s Blog: You Ought to Try this Blogging Thing
Hillary, Lyle and Darren This activity of blogging is really an interesting experience. My son and my brother suggested I do so to create the persona of the Smiley Lady. They felt that the website lacked the goofiness of its…
Eleanor’s Azalea
• Eleanor’s azalea is in bloom She planted it years before She could see it, from her sitting room Near her front door • Aggie’s trees are growing strong When I was I boy, she would scold me for climbing…
2:15 am
The air in the room sits still It’s not hot or cold, it’s indifferent • Plainly, I can’t sleep My mind running in all directions Possibilities stirring everything but the air • My purpose calls from several directions In silent…
Review: Summer Hours: Criterion Blu-ray Edition
Summer Hours: Criterion Blu-ray Edition | Director Olivier Assayas | Score: 7.0 In Olivier Assayas’ brooding film, places and things hold the utmost importance and interest. Very specific things. A Degas sculpture. A pair of vases. A writing desk. All…