NOW AND FOREVER MORE AMEN I sit in my big soft chairGazing above the false horizonSet by the trees and shrubs growingOutside my window. I pick a spot on the blueOf the sky and I loseMyself in the beautyAnd peace of it all. A breeze moves the leavesAnd gently sways theBranches in my field ofVision. … More Some Basic Truths Which Make This Post Timeless

I have been doing a lot of primary research online and some of it includes looking up word meanings and pronunciation. I have become something of a word-smith. There are words that I never fully understood the derivation of. It has been fun as well as edifying. Here is a story that goes into one … More Temp Worker; a New Job Title for Me

POLITE COMPANY Francis regretted opening his mind to Gary. He regretted confessing a minor indiscretion. Gary was a new friend and Francis had needed to talk to someone. He needed to talk about a situation he was navigating with Ellen his wife of forty years. Francis and Ellen were still living in the same house … More Polite Company (encore from 2015)

FECUNDITY 2 How many like me are cautiously and silently alone,Cruising the garden to choose, sometimes wisely,Often without thought of consequences,A place to plant a seed in the earth.The warm, dark, waiting, ready earth. The act of clearing away the dressing of winter compostAnd touching with fingers the top soilBrings deeper feeling.A simple and soft … More Fecundity! 1st Draft