David Kanigan
Like the first time I ever saw a cardinal,
brilliant flash of red against the gray
of the English room, your voice clapped
against the windows;
signal: fireflies in the blood.
[…]
—Aracelis Girmay, “English Class” (for Anthony)
Credits: Poem – Who are you really, wanderer?. Photo: Delightful
3:39 am. Thursday morning. Or, Wednesday night bleeding over.
20 minutes until shower time.
I’m staring at the ceiling. Woozy. Did you get any sleep?
Six hours ago Mom’s helping him pack.
Suitcases are open.
Zeke sets the mood, moping.
“Dad, do you have any sweatpants I can take?”
“Take anything you want.”
“Do you have anything that doesn’t look like leisure wear?”
I smile. It’s clear who mentored that sarcasm, honed now, cold steel glistening.
We’re in the car.
It’s Silent. Father and Son awkward.
He’s turning the dials, away from my 7 on 70s on Sirius to some thumpin’ Electro BEAT.
The bitter taste of scotch at 4:30am.
I let it pass. [Read more…]
Every spring
is the only spring —
a perpetual astonishment
~ Ellis Peters
Second day of Spring 2015. March 21, 2015. Picture taken outside the front door. 4:55 am. 27° F.
Credits: Poem – Assorted
So, you think you’ve have had a long week? Check out Mom and Dad Bald Eagles who are protecting two eggs while the snow falls and covers them. (Mom and dad will take turns sitting on the nest and usually it’s mom, while the dad hunts.)
See more unbelievable pictures and the story here: Grind TV – As snow builds, bald eagle parents endure
This week’s cover of The New Yorker is Mark Ulriksen’s “A Walk in the Snow”:
In his recently published book, “Dogs Rule Nonchalantly,” Ulriksen explains his predilection for painting man’s best friend: “Dogs give you their undivided attention,” he writes. “They watch your every gesture, read your every emotion, listen attentively to every word you say—until they hear the rustle of a bag of chips being opened.” Or, in the winter after a snowstorm, until you open the door to go outside.
Be sure to check out several of Ulriksen’s images of dogs here: Mark Ulriksen’s “A Walk in the Snow”.
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