A Thick Cloud of Ash Drifts Over Bali
the weather report predicts a “dry and warm” winter many sunshiny days predicted
the sun rises each morning “sunny and mild”
each day there is no change “mostly sunny” i long for snow
transformation winter white gloves and boots
when it snows i know it is really winter
sun every day does not a winter make i wonder
am i stranded in another land or a time warp is it global warming
each shiny day turns into another day just like the day before
perhaps this change is how it will be years without winter
from this day forward the new normal “partly sunny and cooler”
you will notice it does not say “cold”
a warm winter seems to be without event report just in
volcano erupts flights canceled thick cloud of ash drifts over Bali
November 26, 2017
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The Sunday Whirl
Empty Shell
simple without
complications i stand before you there is no puzzle
all is straightforward i
open my hands reveal all that is
nothing hidden in
the darkness i look up
wish upon a star my wish is for you have i made a mistake
is it like a birthday
wish made when blowing out the
candles if you tell it
it won’t come true i twist the ring on my finger a gift you gave to me
a cherished prize i
remember as i left
i asked you what should i hope for the
doctors had said
the end is near nothing to hope for you said
hope the end comes fast a mother put in a bind you slept
gathering strength for
the journey it was not what i wanted but for your sake
i did hope the end would
come soon the suffering would end still i stayed by your bed
as i watched you sleep in stolen moments memories
made
when it was over i
an empty shell in
the silence after
November 26, 2017
