“I always think that the best way to know God is to love many things.” ~ Vincent van Gogh
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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

The Foraging Ibis Bark

The foraging ibis bark.
One opens wide his beak
and emits a harsh tune:
Ack, ack, ack, AAAAH, ack,
repeats it exactly.
He meant it!



Thursday, September 18, 2014

Jay Ungar (and Molly Mason and The Family Band) play Ashokan Farewell

he closes his eyes
over the notes
of his sweet violin —
haunting song of farewell
but his half-smile is bliss

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Spring Has Arrived

The lorikeets are here!
With a quick shriek
two lights, bright green
dive out of the bottlebrush tree,
zap the air, skim the roof
and vanish.