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Friday, May 15, 2026

one of those days

one of those days


heavy


    sluggish


With a to-do list 


not so long

     

nothing earth shattering


       clutter and numbers to deal with


But on one of these days 


when I want to push it all aside


      I begin with breakfast and a nap


‘til a fragile bit of energy


      lets me address the numbers


the clutter much later …………


“The most radical act is sometimes to refuse to be hurried.”

~ Lawrence Nault, Canadian author and filmmaker

Thursday, May 14, 2026

A Spring Tarantella



Furies of wind tossed 


winter debris hither and yon 


threatened to make kites 


of dust covers 


in yards and balconies 


danced with branches 


freed into airborne rain 


new leaves opened 


into the wet wildness 


squirrels, cats and birds 


abandoned sidewalks and trees 


electric technologies snatched 


into silent darkness


neighbours together-ed 


for reassurance and laughter.


“Wind tries to show Tree how to run wild.

  Tree: “I cannot leave this place.”

Wind: “Then let’s dance.”

~ Terri Guillemets, writer

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Storm Warnings


Over the wires


Balcony cleared


    ~~~


Clouds gather 


Yellow sky 


Air smells of rain


   ~~~


Energy tightens


My body thrills







“Then the storm broke, and the dragons danced.”

~ George R.R. Martin, “Fire & Blood”