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I woke up today to find Old Man Winter out in the yard.  He was quietly, milling about outback in the leave-strewn garden.  I was surprised to see him because he wasn’t due for a few more weeks. A light dusting of … Continue reading →

Once, years ago, he stood outside a house, in the middle of a forest, on a snowy, early November evening.  The snow was heavy, wet perfect- snow-ball making-snow, and as it came down, there was an oppressive, muffled silence. Because it was … Continue reading →

October arrived and with it the first frosts of the season.  The weather report warned of an impending freeze so I went out before work  for the last harvest. The plants were so heavy with green tomatoes, they were literally leaning over.  And that … Continue reading →

When I was hungry, you didn’t give me something to eat. But you did protest my hunger! You aren’t a hypocrite like those people who let me go hungry. Thanks for the protest! When I was naked, you didn’t clothe … Continue reading →

It was early Monday morning and he was taking Commuter Rail to work. The train was approaching his stop. Getting up from his seat, he queued in the aisle behind several other passengers who were also lining up to get off.  The car was crowded and … Continue reading →

The first chill day of Autumn. Under a gray, threatening sky, he waits for the bus wondering whether he should have worn an overcoat.  The bus is nowhere in sight. Late again, he keeps hoping it will just appear so he can get going. He … Continue reading →

On a sticky summer morning, he was feeling pretty good about himself and life in general. Donning a crisp white shirt and red  neck-tie, he grabbed his blue sport-coat and headed out to work.  Energized, he strode down the sidewalk, he thought how the humid and … Continue reading →

Out of the ice-box elevator into the chilly lobby, he turns through the revolving door out/into searing-magnificent August. Under a cloudless blue sky, he walks the several blocks to the harbor, thinking along the way how despite working nearby he … Continue reading →

Rising through slumbering subconscious,  I awake with my two cats looming over me in  the pre-dawn darkness. In the early gloom, I make out the silhouettes of Felix and Quiet Rustle- both in Sphinx-like contemplation of my sleeping form. Without my knowing, Felix had … Continue reading →