tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84042864554968906082024-03-04T23:15:28.873-06:00A Sudden Viewan experiment in words and picturesAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09900842269501088909noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404286455496890608.post-60304247876442743322012-03-29T14:18:00.000-05:002012-03-29T14:20:26.540-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Er9sPj92oY4JOa47Imzf2_scHuU4JVvu39cawzhKPqMRnHhXKE2gcqHO4vNcOkiNAXmzh3-LBXkbG56A44ZBsJANTDN_RkpV_3x-v8j_PUNPvtM-MkfAEWb45uUeWKAOOVhXKLBTYXre/s1600/nest.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Er9sPj92oY4JOa47Imzf2_scHuU4JVvu39cawzhKPqMRnHhXKE2gcqHO4vNcOkiNAXmzh3-LBXkbG56A44ZBsJANTDN_RkpV_3x-v8j_PUNPvtM-MkfAEWb45uUeWKAOOVhXKLBTYXre/s400/nest.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725400929757859666" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I bake<br />Birds nest<br />And Mahler 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I resist tragedy and she accepts it. </p> Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09900842269501088909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404286455496890608.post-87338731318535789632010-02-08T12:13:00.000-06:002010-02-08T12:19:13.949-06:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr7hPgXxdfnHn09eh_MUjUG_sr_WDPq5a8PAmlwfMX7NX6S0dWfOqngiWWUwqw_uSMfU80CspPpjAkvuqbf34n7SfyFLKiIeq1R1cedeCPXS3M3A-J1sjcVDUP_-o6Lp2WZ1BfbcnYTLVp/s1600-h/scarfandcandle1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 103px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435937441983741906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr7hPgXxdfnHn09eh_MUjUG_sr_WDPq5a8PAmlwfMX7NX6S0dWfOqngiWWUwqw_uSMfU80CspPpjAkvuqbf34n7SfyFLKiIeq1R1cedeCPXS3M3A-J1sjcVDUP_-o6Lp2WZ1BfbcnYTLVp/s400/scarfandcandle1.jpg" /></a><br /><div>And sometimes I lift the glass to my ear to hear the roar</div><div>the distant sound of home</div><div> </div>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09900842269501088909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404286455496890608.post-17006997806168654862010-01-13T10:28:00.005-06:002010-01-15T14:48:20.595-06:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2U2O3uqqT0ojg9HvyLmqJHH7ID-_yZoiTafa_KVUNkiAgyUFS4QKk_5hsNImNYfIkRHPyR3PcFaL4FYmYAplSulforDqerm-3_IPWoEMhSrfl1wU2XWw1FE3Qcnfkj6K5ihFI7ZJfCDAj/s1600-h/wanderlust.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426262241197251666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2U2O3uqqT0ojg9HvyLmqJHH7ID-_yZoiTafa_KVUNkiAgyUFS4QKk_5hsNImNYfIkRHPyR3PcFaL4FYmYAplSulforDqerm-3_IPWoEMhSrfl1wU2XWw1FE3Qcnfkj6K5ihFI7ZJfCDAj/s400/wanderlust.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div><div>I've been feeling rather banal and stupid</div><div>reading D. H. Lawrence </div><div>with the kettle and tea </div><div><br />My hound at my feet with his bones in a row</div><div><br />Because wanderlust is just another name for loneliness </div><div>and wilderness is another name for snow</div>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09900842269501088909noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404286455496890608.post-23989184498454145712009-02-16T08:20:00.000-06:002009-02-16T08:29:24.664-06:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqyYm2vfFMExzNgFWahXtrUuNwSvNyTvtZ2e7OxGlDkqy5lT432WQyazPv0OTaAPM0UQzsMKaV76VsQTgxKwy_MuRvHpTo8FzI982DBWix0QDaEjBV9O28h1orWiwO69P0Yntnhgh0EVOc/s1600-h/firesidechat.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303402186884523778" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 248px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqyYm2vfFMExzNgFWahXtrUuNwSvNyTvtZ2e7OxGlDkqy5lT432WQyazPv0OTaAPM0UQzsMKaV76VsQTgxKwy_MuRvHpTo8FzI982DBWix0QDaEjBV9O28h1orWiwO69P0Yntnhgh0EVOc/s400/firesidechat.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The floors were dirty. And the scent of broiled fish remained in the air.<br /><br />“Are you happy?” he asked. “Yes,” she replied. “I’m home.”</div>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09900842269501088909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404286455496890608.post-16664993040504130352009-02-08T16:59:00.000-06:002009-02-08T17:00:17.251-06:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgEKLBqsa7krN3_8k_P3auG75Y2VRIjaYcKz6FwMe6BJvOsT2rUBDBCmnNELwCjOS2f38_IulgGsE6bTosW_93PIo8qXdTkhhX1YqH9ffJD4YQTKOuKi1_euL-ADJsVKIJyq1ed3w9CJvx/s1600-h/breakfast.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300565025290786994" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 263px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgEKLBqsa7krN3_8k_P3auG75Y2VRIjaYcKz6FwMe6BJvOsT2rUBDBCmnNELwCjOS2f38_IulgGsE6bTosW_93PIo8qXdTkhhX1YqH9ffJD4YQTKOuKi1_euL-ADJsVKIJyq1ed3w9CJvx/s400/breakfast.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I love the sound of company –<br />running water,<br />conversation held over breakfast,<br />“Kansas City by nightfall.”</div>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09900842269501088909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404286455496890608.post-57473897842779448422009-02-02T13:39:00.000-06:002009-02-02T13:40:30.332-06:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35p_Uiln2h5SKmTlxl5NFWO5XZp5QbVgBr_ebnNsVfKD2umEnoOWiS-T2lER2Zh7oZYq59bLoLLaH-XS5ko1Kiudu9GKXG8OxeO6tlFF7apmLErdNn4K8PLhsxpSMeHdc5OWBv-yfBBVJ/s1600-h/storm.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298287111130309490" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 294px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35p_Uiln2h5SKmTlxl5NFWO5XZp5QbVgBr_ebnNsVfKD2umEnoOWiS-T2lER2Zh7oZYq59bLoLLaH-XS5ko1Kiudu9GKXG8OxeO6tlFF7apmLErdNn4K8PLhsxpSMeHdc5OWBv-yfBBVJ/s400/storm.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />the dead, not lostAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09900842269501088909noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404286455496890608.post-13567571838943363882009-01-25T20:18:00.001-06:002009-01-25T20:18:39.420-06:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeERdvGxdid25GMdLm5m2Cx0LAxfdQjCE8jDxruWNmHt-s1GBXe-xDiEMVgiF3W41SI_zgdNHHJ7RZ7CjC2ie1jifLtAo5Msw2AvBq6z-X27QkGfeRxt-2PNK3IMZmfysFD63XxH5BHAdg/s1600-h/frost.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295421109252986002" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 263px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeERdvGxdid25GMdLm5m2Cx0LAxfdQjCE8jDxruWNmHt-s1GBXe-xDiEMVgiF3W41SI_zgdNHHJ7RZ7CjC2ie1jifLtAo5Msw2AvBq6z-X27QkGfeRxt-2PNK3IMZmfysFD63XxH5BHAdg/s400/frost.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This is where we are<br />two hours behind schedule<br />and without our morning coffee</div>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09900842269501088909noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404286455496890608.post-39550920965670640152009-01-18T18:59:00.000-06:002009-01-18T19:04:11.697-06:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtDtRJ7HL6DQAxkssslwLRNestcM6mvpSeBR-OT4pBtA-IXr-shAm1SauvU84Mzx4ZcUItfkG5q-ZOaIMzBzaelf1QUkp9BmWI98p5sEuffwaiS1XYEc03sEwF7Ow7Z8MzE9ZfHem1RwET/s1600-h/bythesea2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292804142188901730" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 184px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtDtRJ7HL6DQAxkssslwLRNestcM6mvpSeBR-OT4pBtA-IXr-shAm1SauvU84Mzx4ZcUItfkG5q-ZOaIMzBzaelf1QUkp9BmWI98p5sEuffwaiS1XYEc03sEwF7Ow7Z8MzE9ZfHem1RwET/s400/bythesea2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />A trip home – by the sea.<br />Late morning hours spent reading, talking, waiting for the toast.<br />And I can’t help thinking<br />I should know more Thoreau.Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09900842269501088909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404286455496890608.post-46798676278742262072009-01-11T18:58:00.000-06:002009-01-11T19:04:32.351-06:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMs8ckk0E5KEfHNYOC406rukPl-QCdQKtXBCmYHz7DSbs1__TfvICQT0hJni_d-py7X125k0NtSouAzJRxsGNPyiggRR9a6xSkG6C9szTPtoPgEMTFREqDr3l-K9_gWr24AplSoqm1JXKK/s1600-h/river.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290206270371920178" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 285px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMs8ckk0E5KEfHNYOC406rukPl-QCdQKtXBCmYHz7DSbs1__TfvICQT0hJni_d-py7X125k0NtSouAzJRxsGNPyiggRR9a6xSkG6C9szTPtoPgEMTFREqDr3l-K9_gWr24AplSoqm1JXKK/s400/river.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />He pulled his collar up against the cold. A few buttons and a satellite is all it took to hear her say, “I went to the beach today and wrote your name in the sand.”Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09900842269501088909noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404286455496890608.post-57778981901513654532009-01-04T18:36:00.000-06:002009-01-04T18:39:31.614-06:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-tkTkpq7UWE24HuNfqZkoGtdHV5zAcmFuXIt-tPMdoaJQVAEI1L6J5mpxQlQVBw7qKzXXBegnRET3-Exkgm0LXYLXQTA3ThuCZs-IKh5uNecslxIYdBScj0T9-6_CHFBB0zZoq12oQit/s1600-h/austere.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287602247394533378" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-tkTkpq7UWE24HuNfqZkoGtdHV5zAcmFuXIt-tPMdoaJQVAEI1L6J5mpxQlQVBw7qKzXXBegnRET3-Exkgm0LXYLXQTA3ThuCZs-IKh5uNecslxIYdBScj0T9-6_CHFBB0zZoq12oQit/s400/austere.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />a New Austerity <br />flying into the east<br />to spend my days in ordinary timeAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09900842269501088909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404286455496890608.post-71855050049485660882008-10-14T09:15:00.000-05:002008-10-14T09:18:59.883-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMaDZCDY4QYPU4inRva8TjqO1kM3zGqj5ycmPLyTAb-MCVD-upB_1qZ2XdO1RMA0Jo-m1YUp50uXlFFRvvXpx7A5eZzFBIbXUgo1jH27miLWrYMuVAmEPoQpJPGvQL5I7-Qpnrx2xbY63X/s1600-h/shadow.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257013808599718370" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMaDZCDY4QYPU4inRva8TjqO1kM3zGqj5ycmPLyTAb-MCVD-upB_1qZ2XdO1RMA0Jo-m1YUp50uXlFFRvvXpx7A5eZzFBIbXUgo1jH27miLWrYMuVAmEPoQpJPGvQL5I7-Qpnrx2xbY63X/s400/shadow.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Sleeping<br />With the hound<br />On the floor<br />Next to the fire</div><div><br />Hearts of space</div>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09900842269501088909noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404286455496890608.post-89702135229121478392008-10-03T09:45:00.000-05:002008-10-03T09:47:24.751-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNRgBaVigJ6SOXCPyl3DUwl3XwWwB-nB4OmkDgeGbEfJrdeWIxIHmfjyn3JCzfhyLgtqUoKaySkjDM1MhJbphaR3HyaBjocQozRz6h3DZmc2C4uP1McLdnWZ8X8C8udJKpXxVDRlV05Adm/s1600-h/bed1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252939012427483426" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNRgBaVigJ6SOXCPyl3DUwl3XwWwB-nB4OmkDgeGbEfJrdeWIxIHmfjyn3JCzfhyLgtqUoKaySkjDM1MhJbphaR3HyaBjocQozRz6h3DZmc2C4uP1McLdnWZ8X8C8udJKpXxVDRlV05Adm/s400/bed1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />She pulled herself out of bed, careful with her aching head, moving slowly around the clothes on the floor.<br /><br />She leaned on the bathroom sink, poured herself another drink, here’s to another night on the road.Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09900842269501088909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404286455496890608.post-28705143894649975672008-10-02T09:58:00.000-05:002008-10-02T10:01:07.058-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4nf4JD21hKhM6d1MH1-bQQAzMe7dfMrbfKDpf5GI3SHxlsTYl09_A_jeknvBQ0VtuDcElt7hfAPhbR12JZZpb3dFnT5IiuogVQRsBdK1FtG1EVPVtYla-fOC40GUtwBZaabu8KXq99WMv/s1600-h/flowerlight1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252571205590358242" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4nf4JD21hKhM6d1MH1-bQQAzMe7dfMrbfKDpf5GI3SHxlsTYl09_A_jeknvBQ0VtuDcElt7hfAPhbR12JZZpb3dFnT5IiuogVQRsBdK1FtG1EVPVtYla-fOC40GUtwBZaabu8KXq99WMv/s400/flowerlight1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>She tried to avoid her reflection in the mirror. “It’s not magic,” she had told him. “It’s called physics.” She tied her greasy hair into a knot at the base of her neck. It was going to be a long night. </div>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09900842269501088909noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404286455496890608.post-81822926676899053302008-10-01T09:47:00.000-05:002008-10-01T09:49:06.424-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzJn5z6ZarWfD8vTykHwU2MLPDiEUSUGlu5fe1wMewLjx2Xre6xa24K5ZGiygcVNtRgdfpspm9vOs163u-PZAh2BKA0wEHnAZTMuEb7iuBarmLJ2I0T0wWALh5-LdwpmHUpz5S0qoqCQR/s1600-h/light.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252197354035534594" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzJn5z6ZarWfD8vTykHwU2MLPDiEUSUGlu5fe1wMewLjx2Xre6xa24K5ZGiygcVNtRgdfpspm9vOs163u-PZAh2BKA0wEHnAZTMuEb7iuBarmLJ2I0T0wWALh5-LdwpmHUpz5S0qoqCQR/s400/light.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>She yawned slightly and pulled up the collar on her sweater and buttoned it quickly, missing a few holes, so that it hung at an angle. “We’re not mercenaries,” he said. “I don’t think they’re paying,” she replied. </div>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09900842269501088909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404286455496890608.post-21881203548037516422008-09-30T08:49:00.000-05:002008-09-30T08:53:01.230-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIh7BwOLXd5OhQa_JyNdfUjNFuminqjIB2ysBpX0U9A65e9xq1pSVsB3PVJidmR9AwmuaT0trwl0Tj0w1Y4jb304eOCN85ymCX-ppIZkoVaE3DbxwVWeJIrRxoYEVwLqpYIc1DYpV6f1Yw/s1600-h/shore.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251811624016134818" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIh7BwOLXd5OhQa_JyNdfUjNFuminqjIB2ysBpX0U9A65e9xq1pSVsB3PVJidmR9AwmuaT0trwl0Tj0w1Y4jb304eOCN85ymCX-ppIZkoVaE3DbxwVWeJIrRxoYEVwLqpYIc1DYpV6f1Yw/s400/shore.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />These shores once stood<br />On an endless horizon.<br />Of ships and men, the currents do tell<br />How they rolled and they plundered<br />Every wood<br />And soul they could find.Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09900842269501088909noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404286455496890608.post-22906375879754137382008-09-29T09:33:00.000-05:002008-09-29T09:35:52.064-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_AdQw78oqmAA3df1KrPC2hGtyH0njeP-6PaxLAwPfCAyYZ8xt4qwfV5qjQDsCXjN95VjOSUaBZkWPD4ure3DiKeuWLTOIvsl1d8KkSVMcaQMG4MgTS0m8e1AY6Umua9TF74jC-tc5rBCc/s1600-h/field.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251451470651085122" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_AdQw78oqmAA3df1KrPC2hGtyH0njeP-6PaxLAwPfCAyYZ8xt4qwfV5qjQDsCXjN95VjOSUaBZkWPD4ure3DiKeuWLTOIvsl1d8KkSVMcaQMG4MgTS0m8e1AY6Umua9TF74jC-tc5rBCc/s400/field.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p>Sunday afternoons are so long and Monday is not a guarantee. </p>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09900842269501088909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404286455496890608.post-91536218532079856882008-09-26T23:35:00.000-05:002008-09-26T23:36:50.706-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Osv2ebvbFOk3cX2FapefX9Hm31mQD4eN7Tkd_kOIkJLTahYXjXn-hESHn3hDBIh89skba_35gx3XF37eAKDHulSCZAE3iuaJ5k8tv9i8yyRAEIfyuuCeGoYLV1QO_JcJsP7fwXvso_8i/s1600-h/fall1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250555251812038498" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Osv2ebvbFOk3cX2FapefX9Hm31mQD4eN7Tkd_kOIkJLTahYXjXn-hESHn3hDBIh89skba_35gx3XF37eAKDHulSCZAE3iuaJ5k8tv9i8yyRAEIfyuuCeGoYLV1QO_JcJsP7fwXvso_8i/s400/fall1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div><div>So much for the movies </div><div>So little for the books, </div><div>When you said ‘okay’ and I told a lie. </div>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09900842269501088909noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404286455496890608.post-36920409437898132142008-09-25T09:01:00.000-05:002008-09-25T09:03:07.354-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOuMQ9-6_bHUF4xEgwqJntr16ereXgwbmk05euZ75RciPyEH_9PnvCpVaAoXA6Jcbcoc_RslSqiI9p8yMK1NjJBA2nVfb_1geEWdk6Lp27wRAIE4762sy4t68GksWx-b6e06L2aY3JgQ07/s1600-h/lamp.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249958977714361346" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOuMQ9-6_bHUF4xEgwqJntr16ereXgwbmk05euZ75RciPyEH_9PnvCpVaAoXA6Jcbcoc_RslSqiI9p8yMK1NjJBA2nVfb_1geEWdk6Lp27wRAIE4762sy4t68GksWx-b6e06L2aY3JgQ07/s400/lamp.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This was one last effort to delay the battle ahead. He could do it easily, but she could not forget. “A year, fifteen months at most,” he said. “Don’t worry,” she said. “I’ll have the hound for company.” He put his dirty ball cap on while she looked for her shoes. “I think I’d like a grandfather’s clock,” he said. “I know,” she said. “You’ve always been obsessed with time.”<br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09900842269501088909noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404286455496890608.post-72772821011368462422008-09-24T12:07:00.000-05:002008-09-24T11:59:24.508-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBrZtWt-xOXPh_Wc35UL2yIe_31XNxrE5CKJP6pT3oPSn7xeQmi1MeV7m7pVf6GcvFbfNmHm5XljlyxlUSOx6G-nFijcX8qXVqZkUU3HdcZtf7PcBabi0GF7X-zjPoQ0w9J4V8yJrQlkE/s1600-h/orange.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249264729265346850" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBrZtWt-xOXPh_Wc35UL2yIe_31XNxrE5CKJP6pT3oPSn7xeQmi1MeV7m7pVf6GcvFbfNmHm5XljlyxlUSOx6G-nFijcX8qXVqZkUU3HdcZtf7PcBabi0GF7X-zjPoQ0w9J4V8yJrQlkE/s400/orange.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">Strike a match and watch it fade a-way. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">Leave. Go. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">My hold-ing hand.</span> </div>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09900842269501088909noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404286455496890608.post-46795991025950748752008-09-23T08:49:00.000-05:002008-09-23T17:07:52.666-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYG7RegY3xDWacYlU0ADXkrZJwkE5eUOU-dR22t2mUbcYwZKw2M6ZqcN-QlMNOJ43P8pfFnJKfRPtdOyAQ_Bp5iCldfd3UC1VvJExjASDH0mArLFY_FlHjLHwDe8k8mEK3cz7kwwKTyKry/s1600-h/blanket.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249216831731023746" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYG7RegY3xDWacYlU0ADXkrZJwkE5eUOU-dR22t2mUbcYwZKw2M6ZqcN-QlMNOJ43P8pfFnJKfRPtdOyAQ_Bp5iCldfd3UC1VvJExjASDH0mArLFY_FlHjLHwDe8k8mEK3cz7kwwKTyKry/s400/blanket.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />For the life of me I can’t remember why I bother<br />To hold the phone<br />When the line is long dead.<br />And Father Time is a tyrant<br />With his hand on my shoulder<br />And like the winds of September,<br />He goes stealing away.Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09900842269501088909noreply@blogger.com0