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At 88
At 88
Memoir, FriendscynthiaJuly 31, 2010getting old, Ralph and Oralee Kiewit, wisdom, Santa Barbara, technology, change, J. Smeaton Chase Comment
Saturday's Poem: Golden Retrievals
Saturday's Poem: Golden Retrievals
Poetry, MemoircynthiaJuly 31, 2010dogs, Terra, missing Terra, memoir, Mark Doty Comments
Junction Boulevard
Junction Boulevard
Memoir, Family HistorycynthiaJuly 28, 2010my mother, Junction Boulevard, Orange County, Faulkner, Everett RuessComment
Miscellaneous Wisdom Recently Acquired
Miscellaneous Wisdom Recently Acquired
MemoircynthiaJuly 26, 2010 Comments
Give Your Heart A Sign
Give Your Heart A Sign
Memoir, Poetry, Ranch LifecynthiaJuly 25, 2010Bob Isaacson, wonders, ranch life, Bob Dylan, Rilke, bike ride, friends, Kelley, moments, memoir, Ballard Canyon, ranching, Jeanne, natureComment
Saturday's Poem: Just Now
Saturday's Poem: Just Now
PoetrycynthiaJuly 24, 2010Merwin, poetry, Saturday poem, Just Now, thanks, gratitudeComment
Out of Context
Out of Context
MemoircynthiaJuly 21, 2010nature, childhood, daydreaming, in-between, secret gardenComment
Saturday's Poem: Ars Poetica
Saturday's Poem: Ars Poetica
PoetrycynthiaJuly 17, 2010poetry, Elizabeth Alexander, Ars PoeticaComment
Thinking About Aunt Mary
Thinking About Aunt Mary
Memoir, Family History, PoetrycynthiaJuly 14, 2010Aunt Mary, elderly parents, family, oral history, wisdom, Linda Pastan, Departures, advice, Orange County CA Comments
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Lines and reflections Fog at play. A hike with friends...foolproof remedy for the blues. We’re fortified now. A storied old house: “Outdoors the wind./Indoors the locked heart and the lost key.” (Louis Macniece) We ran into a skeleton, a miniature mule, and Milly today. I’m obsessed. Can you blame me?! Looking out towards Gaviota Peak the fog considers a comeback Ranch roads on this late summer morning... red vein veterinary lesson best kind of welcome Well, THIS was unexpected. And this is how we are getting to know the infinitely fascinating and oh-so-faraway Felix...sigh. When a friend calls to me from the road And slows his horse to a meaning walk, I don't stand still and look around On all the hills I haven't hoed, And shout from where I am, What is it? No, not as there is a time to talk. I thrust my hoe in th In a dark time the eye begins to see (Roethke) a walk adorned by swirls of fog The shy return of clouds.
“Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.”
— Mary Oliver
 

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