Monthly Archives: September 2011

September 3, 2011 · 4:01 am

Baylor 50 – TCU 48

Cheerleaders chewed purple fingernails
to the quick as the final drive of the 112th contest
between young men began.
In the midst of the offense and scoring,
a few defensive plays occurred.
Legs seized with cramps
in the Texas heat.
Penalties, stupid, stupid penalties
impacted drives.
Missed field goals early in the game, 
at the time seemingly unimportant,
suddenly mattered,
mattered deeply,
when the first and last interception
sealed the result,
leading some to storm the field,
leaving some to stare in disbelief.
College football!

2 September 2011
Shire on the Hudson

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September 3, 2011 · 2:29 am

Contrasts

Looking through some digital photographs,
I came upon this one of moon and trees.
Someday I may say something profound about this image.
For the moment I simply ponder the contrasts.
October 26, 2009, Ghost Ranch
See you along the Trail.
2 September 2011
Shire on the Hudson

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September 3, 2011 · 2:20 am

I see the moon

I see the moon.
The moon sees me.
The moon sees somebody 
I want to see.
On a cold night in January,
the moon
patiently works its way
through tree branches
above the fields near Stones River
to see
to remember
to honor
to grieve
those who forever lie there and
each night receive
the lunar visitor.
Photo
29 January 2010
Stones River National Battlefield
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2 September 2011
Shire on the Hudson

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September 3, 2011 · 1:59 am

Going or coming?


Do you ever wonder:
“Am I coming
or
am I going?”
2 September 2011
Shire on the Hudson

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September 3, 2011 · 1:43 am

Storm sentinel

During the recent visit of Hurricane Irene
to New York and 
the Shire on the Hudson,
one of the possible outcomes was 
the loss of power.
Contemplating this possibility,
it seemed a good thing to have
one light that would be left in the on position
should the power go off
so that it would come on
providing a reminder that the power had been restored.
This night light was what chosen.
When I fell asleep it was lit;
when I awoke it was lit.
Faithful sentinel of the storm.
2 September 2011
Shire on the Hudson

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September 1, 2011 · 3:02 am

A home

 
It is reported that, 
upon being named the coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers,
Chuck Noll was asked why he thought he could
reverse the team’s losing ways.
Noll responded calmly 
and carefully that losing
or winning
is not a matter of geography.
Home is as much a state of being,
a feeling of belonging
as it is a place, a geographical location.
The Trail is home.
But there are places that serve as home to us.
Because of who is there or who has been there,
because of what we have experienced there,
they have a hold on us; they are home.
Sometimes the trail Trail leads to such places;
sometimes the Trail leads home.
Or at least to one
of several homes.
17 June 2010
The Shire near the Ohio
Louisville, KY

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September 1, 2011 · 2:29 am

Encounter at 72nd

The train jerked to as stop as it
entered the 72nd Street station.
He prepared to stand,
our eyes met for a New York instant.
I smiled reflexively,
he looked back perplexedly.
Averting his eyes,
he gripped the pole,
pulled himself to his feet,
and left the car.

31 August 2011
Shire on the Hudson

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