Category Archives: poems
Spring has Sprung (or How Flickr Added Joy to My Life)
A few days ago, in the Isthmus Flickr Pool, I saw a photo of a crocus bud pushing out of the soil. I commented and asked if it was a)taken in Madison and b) taken this year. The next day, … Continue reading
Snippet of Love #2
Since the only fever I got on Valentine’s Day was accompanied by nasal congestion, a hacking cough, and other romantic bits, my Valentine’s Day series, Snippets of Love, is late. But I am still posting them, because, dammit, I was … Continue reading
Youssou N’dour Comes To Madison
We arrived late enough that the usher walked us to our seats (second row!) while Youssou N’dour sang his first song. Of course there were people who were sitting in our seats that the usher had to kick out. I … Continue reading
Filed under daily, nature, Opportunity, poems, trees
Workin’ On the Prairie
My 9-5 takes me to Sun Prairie every day, a city only a few miles from Madison that is changing from a small farming community to a suburb of Madison. In the three years I’ve worked here, the freeway has … Continue reading
a life of service (a poem)
let me die the brazen death of a maple leaf choked of chlorophyll facing fate fearlessly with fiery red flare green then gold, a weakening grip. red then release, a resting place. a life of service, sustaining its source. all … Continue reading
