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Easter Lilies, Vodka, Mother’s Babka

Posted on April 5, 2016 by O

Easter has come and gone, or has it?  Like Christmas it doesn’t just fly in and out like  a bat in the night, brushing against your face and hair, making you scream and  jump with your stupid human fright.  And, … Continue reading →

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Bacon and the Bed of Roses

Posted on March 17, 2016 by O

Running late again.  What’s new?  I always make it on time, a little less for wear.  About a block from the bus stop I smell the delicious scent of bacon frying or maybe already on someone’s fork hovering before their … Continue reading →

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The Old Willow Tree

Posted on February 18, 2016 by O

“Am I a butterfly dreaming that I am a man, or am I a man dreaming that I am a butterfly?” As preposterous as it seems many of us know this is true, waking up and looking at our funny … Continue reading →

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Like A Thousand Souls Falling

Posted on February 12, 2016 by O

  I want the spring but can’t help noticing how lovely the snow is coming…like twirling pieces of confetti, a thousand souls gently falling.  Perhaps they will water my spring flowers. If you feel despair as you sometimes do before … Continue reading →

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“Eleanor Rigby”, the Cold, a Red Apple

Posted on February 11, 2016 by O

It was nine degrees this morning, a slight panic again about the long walk I had, the icy air, the sun that everyone pines for, today was an electric blade, my eyes could hardly see through the glare, the atomic … Continue reading →

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Ukrainian Christmas

Posted on January 16, 2016 by O

Christmas has come and gone, or so many people think, but Christmas, real Christmas is still around the corner.  Hiding, waiting, hardly breathing, choosing just the right time to come swooping down like a wave of doves, to steady and … Continue reading →

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Who Rakes God’s Garden?

Posted on November 6, 2015 by O

The gardeners didn’t show up last week. Just plain didn’t bother to come.  Earlier this year after losing yet another crew, I was so desperate for help I went out into the streets walking up and down the neighborhoods looking … Continue reading →

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The Stars Woke Me Up This Morning

Posted on October 25, 2015 by O

Actually a gun, three shots in loud rapid succession woke me up this morning. Tale end of a dream or should I say nightmare. I woke up instantly remembering the last few minutes of the dream. I was in a … Continue reading →

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That Thing Hanging from a Branch Over the River

Posted on October 16, 2015 by O

Suddenly the cold. Suddenly the wind. Suddenly the skies darken again. Just last Saturday the guys came to put up the storms. Again. Summer just fled. The days of gentle delicious night breezes cooling off my feet. Gone. The vast … Continue reading →

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The Windy Freezing Beaten Down Garden

Posted on October 2, 2015 by O

All night long I heard the howling wind, that sounded like it was whipping, slashing, breaking, pounding down everything on the house and in the garden. It’s been that windy now for three days, and today again and tomorrow it … Continue reading →

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