I haven’t been writing poems, or doing much blogging. Mark is away on a week long trip to poke around his family graveyard and synagogue in Philadelphia and I have been juggling the pets, work and getting ready for my writers’ group next week. I haven’t been taking pictures because Mark has my camera. I think I [...]
Posts from ‘October, 2009’
Momentile Monday
There’s been a reversal, although not unfortunate. A rendition that sounds sweet as it swings to a rusty harmonic’s saw, harsh when it faces the crowded field. Rarefied when viewed from below. Photo: pfanderson * * * For Monday Momentile, an idea of PF Anderson and Tiny Doctor. Well, it was the Doc’s, but we [...]
already missing the blue
Muted Senses Are On Alert The hours of civil light leave piecemeal Clouded by normal twists in a natural world Crepuscular hunters win the long twilight And wrestle blue from October’s sky to ground Damp pushes moods to sit close, hog the blanket Musty from a short summer. Matutinal edicts Are forced on those who [...]
climate change and dirty power
I wasn’t sure I was going to write this Blog Action Day about climate change, and not because I don’t believe it is the single most important environmental issue facing us today. I do. I don’t have anything to say that hasn’t already been said. But I can point Oregonians to an an important issue [...]
A Body of Work #6
A Body of Work #6 This body tries so hard To be like any other (Fashion is restless & cruel) Yet cells replace themselves Every seven or so years In mimicry if not improvement A familial dictate to comply Sharecropper, copper miner, cook When this body’s cells morph They create sickness The grave kind that [...]
Shadow Shot Sunday
A sunny walk along the Willamette River, under the Morrison Bridge: * * * Do go check out Hey Harriet. She creates galleries of some of the last week shots and takes you on a tour of her own. Terrific images nicely put together. This week she’s got three fantastic river shots herself! Serendipity: I [...]

