february 23 2010
texas hill country
live oaks and cedar trees
rivers and lakes
south blanco county
white-headed female cardinal
second sighting
first a few weeks ago
mingles well with other birds
at the feeders
with the exception of a white-head
looks like regular cardinal
december 29 1966 they were sighted
at green point union township
lebonon county pennsylvania
they stayed until
march 3 1967
in a valley between
blue mountain and second mountain
in the appalachian chain
oak and hickory trees
here at the cabin
this is big
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Bobtail
manx cat
first feral
delicate petite
no tail no tale
remarkable
survivor
leader of two
six-packs
of feral cats
asleep on
her sheepskin
on the cat porch
near the snow
bobtail teaching
us all we need
to know
first feral
delicate petite
no tail no tale
remarkable
survivor
leader of two
six-packs
of feral cats
asleep on
her sheepskin
on the cat porch
near the snow
bobtail teaching
us all we need
to know
No Mirrors for the Monks
at the monastery on the hill nearby
where I go on sunday morning
there are no mirrors in the restroom
could it be they think if you see yourself
it will bring the world into Gods territory
what is wrong with what I look like
I have already altered it
to satisfy the world
I have already altered my being
to satisfy the world
I am what it expects I fit in
God loves us just as we are
why is it so hard for the world
or ourselves
to love us just the way we are
the only adornment we need is our soul
we don't need mirrors to see it
where I go on sunday morning
there are no mirrors in the restroom
could it be they think if you see yourself
it will bring the world into Gods territory
what is wrong with what I look like
I have already altered it
to satisfy the world
I have already altered my being
to satisfy the world
I am what it expects I fit in
God loves us just as we are
why is it so hard for the world
or ourselves
to love us just the way we are
the only adornment we need is our soul
we don't need mirrors to see it
February 23, 2010
the texas hill country
it is snowing in south blanco county
the ground is white with green patches of grass
snowflakes as big as silver dollars
red cardinals eating birdseed on the snow
twice as red against the snow
each cedar fence post has a pancake of snow on top
a squirrel is eating sitting on an ear of corn
on a nail on a tree
the birdfeeders are very busy with doves
and other smaller birds
the sleet that is falling will cover the snow
and make it slippery
it is now sleeting and snowing oh my
what next from our gray sky
my dirt road will not get slippery but the paved ones might
gypsy knows what to do as animals do
she is asleep on her highway 281 red leather chair
her blankets are soft and warm
I will join her on my brown leather chair
absorb the warmth from the embers in the fireplace
and ponder how rare it is to get this kind of snow
here in the beautiful texas hill country
it is snowing in south blanco county
the ground is white with green patches of grass
snowflakes as big as silver dollars
red cardinals eating birdseed on the snow
twice as red against the snow
each cedar fence post has a pancake of snow on top
a squirrel is eating sitting on an ear of corn
on a nail on a tree
the birdfeeders are very busy with doves
and other smaller birds
the sleet that is falling will cover the snow
and make it slippery
it is now sleeting and snowing oh my
what next from our gray sky
my dirt road will not get slippery but the paved ones might
gypsy knows what to do as animals do
she is asleep on her highway 281 red leather chair
her blankets are soft and warm
I will join her on my brown leather chair
absorb the warmth from the embers in the fireplace
and ponder how rare it is to get this kind of snow
here in the beautiful texas hill country
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Why Didn't I Try
why didn't I try
I love you mama
please don't follow me home
can't you see
I don't know
where I am going
caught by destinies hook
found by windy clouds
making it difficult to see
no dawns early light
a frightful sight
no light for days
metronome steps beckoning
laughter finds my ears
mamas home I hear her calling
the grave couldn't hold her
neither could I
I love you mama
please don't follow me home
can't you see
I don't know
where I am going
caught by destinies hook
found by windy clouds
making it difficult to see
no dawns early light
a frightful sight
no light for days
metronome steps beckoning
laughter finds my ears
mamas home I hear her calling
the grave couldn't hold her
neither could I
Food for Thought
how am I doing
what am I doing
facebook stuff
I don't think so
gypsy just got
a second $100.00 shot
from the vet
an infected anal gland
don't think you want
to know anymore
about that except
that she eats cat poop
might be the problem
there was a BIG scorpion
in my fruit bowl
its been too cold
for them around here
hummmm? must have come up
from mexico in a sack
of oranges
they are regular visitors
during the warmer months
we are always glad
when we find them
before they find us
edge falls a rock outcroping
nearby the cabin
looks like niagara falls
we were fogged in again today
gypsy and I sat on the porch
and watched our world
get smaller and smaller
and disappear
I made pork sausage
fried it on my buttered iron skillet
put it on an onion bun
spread with butter and toasted
yum yum bet you want some
the organic strawberries
weren't bad either
food for thought
what am I doing
facebook stuff
I don't think so
gypsy just got
a second $100.00 shot
from the vet
an infected anal gland
don't think you want
to know anymore
about that except
that she eats cat poop
might be the problem
there was a BIG scorpion
in my fruit bowl
its been too cold
for them around here
hummmm? must have come up
from mexico in a sack
of oranges
they are regular visitors
during the warmer months
we are always glad
when we find them
before they find us
edge falls a rock outcroping
nearby the cabin
looks like niagara falls
we were fogged in again today
gypsy and I sat on the porch
and watched our world
get smaller and smaller
and disappear
I made pork sausage
fried it on my buttered iron skillet
put it on an onion bun
spread with butter and toasted
yum yum bet you want some
the organic strawberries
weren't bad either
food for thought
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
God vs World
no matter how hard we try
to fill days
with people places and things
we are still alone
we know all is not well
but feel helpless
we need to learn more
no one can help us
with this lonely search
only patience and dedication
all we really need to do
is search for who we really are
come to terms
and love ourselves
everyone elses love
is not reliable or enough
and will not sustain us
as we search
the answers lie within
each of us
quietly waiting
for the ice to melt
and show us what has
been there
all the time
we stop searching
when we find ourselves
and establish a quiet place
for Gods eternal love
a calm and peaceful soul
full of God not the world
to fill days
with people places and things
we are still alone
we know all is not well
but feel helpless
we need to learn more
no one can help us
with this lonely search
only patience and dedication
all we really need to do
is search for who we really are
come to terms
and love ourselves
everyone elses love
is not reliable or enough
and will not sustain us
as we search
the answers lie within
each of us
quietly waiting
for the ice to melt
and show us what has
been there
all the time
we stop searching
when we find ourselves
and establish a quiet place
for Gods eternal love
a calm and peaceful soul
full of God not the world
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