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  • Looking for Winners

    RainingBig fat drops fallBouncing, bounding, drippingOff the nose in cheerless follyCold consolation amid March MadnessDreary weather for tourney timePassing, shooting, foulingSad tears spill downRaining In honor of the …

  • Looking at Number Two For Poetry Month

    I couldn't resist when my most scatological muse pointed out that I had to write something for the 2nd day of Poetry Month. As I looked for the form and rules for the Pantoum, I came across this one. Since stating that I…

  • Seeing All Colors

    I see deep greens in azure streams Murky depths where the light is low My prism eyes detect the separate strands I feel the colors of the swirling flow Rough red and sharp saffron through my hands My crimson blood glassi…

  • Viewing Trees and Hands

    I looked at gnarled jointsFelt the crookedness The wrongness and unfairnessCurved at unnatural anglesWhere there should be graceAwkward stiffnessSwollen and knobbyWas it disease or injuryThat made these arthritic trees. …

  • Looking at Soap Suds

    Hands glide over silky surfacesSatin suds clinging to curvesShe flings come hither looksShe demands his attentionHands slide over silky surfacesFrothy foam hides fingers She orders him to joinShe poses provocativelyHands…

  • Observing Fluid

    It is wonderous how water finds its own level. Pour it into a glass filled with ice and it will trickle over the cubes until it fills in the gaps and rises to the top. Seems to be the same with people - we pour out our l…

  • Watching Lovebirds

    Springtime and you see young love everywhere. Walking on campus is an adventure or an education, depending on your point of view. It is surprising to turn corners or open doors and startle a couple in the midst of a kiss…

  • Viewing His Temper

    This last weekend we had a major power outage lasting about 4 hours. I never did find out the cause but suspect it had something to do with the storm that passed through that spawned tornadoes in other parts of the count…

  • Looking at Tree Turds

    I had to hoof it across campus for a meeting and on the way back took time to look for spring. There were hoards of squirrels and chipmunks digging in the grass and under the trees. There are a wide variety of trees on c…

  • Viewing Protected Posts

    This is a first for me. I've decided to make today's entry a protected post. Partly because you never know who might be lurking around (sounds paranoid doesn't it) and because it would be unpleasant if some of the lurker…

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