Monthly Archives: June 2008

  Ghost There was a time, When time enough Made the future—- How very young we were.   Tumbled years, These decades, Full, with rich mistakes And stiletto regrets,   Never forgetful, Secrets roll back. Ruins Appear More, Desolate than … Continue reading →

Summer! What can be better than the halcyon days of sun and fun? Give me endless summer. Shhhhh!…don’t tell anybody: a Vermonter who doesn’t like the cold!  Nope. I don’t find anything refreshing about cold anything-unless it is in the … Continue reading →

 The March of Spring has come to an end and we are into the growing season. The gardens and the crops have been planted. We pay homage to the Sun King and ask him to shine benevolently upon us and … Continue reading →

  Sparkling with fireflies, Nights hover with lighting magic, Sung to by crickets and frogs. Toolie fog rises, turning cool Then cold—-   Then still—- Hiding all the scurrying ground, Back to burrows and shelters In the still-warm marsh.   … Continue reading →

I’ve always gotten along well with little old ladies. Or maybe it has been that little old ladies have always gotten along well with me. I was the little guy who would stray away from the pack at a carnival, … Continue reading →

'Peace Rose'  "It is the month of June,The month of leaves and roses,When pleasant sights salute the eyesAnd pleasant scents the noses."                                                                    (Nathaniel Parker Willis) Ah– Glorious June! Here at last, all of nature abounds in newed rebirth. The month … Continue reading →