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Stille Nacht
“…This is the solstice, the still pointof the sun, its cusp and midnight,the year’s thresholdand unlocking, where the pastlets go of and becomes the future;the place of caught breath, the doorof a vanished house left ajar…” Margaret Atwood Today is the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. It is a cold, dark… Read more
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2024 Christmas Lyric Poem
Come, they told meIn the meadow we canCome, let usDream by the fireCome, all yeWith your nose so brightFall on your kneesLet your heart be lightYou will get a sentimental feeling when you hearAll is calmDo you see what I see?All is brightAnd Mom and Dad can hardly wait All our troubles will be out… Read more
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Jigsaw Puzzle
I have always like jigsaw puzzles. I don’t know why. When I was a boy, I spent hours in my parents’ basement listening to comedy records and putting together puzzles. The one I remember most was of the New York Times front page on the day the Titanic sank. This puzzle is also a New… Read more
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Never Meaning To Send
Song lyrics stick in my head. This one, by Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues, has been stuck there since I was a teenager: Letters I’ve writtenNever meaning to send When I was younger, I found it confusing. Why would you write a letter if you didn’t mean to send it? Now I know. It’s… Read more
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Sketches of Spain #6
For the final installment of my sketches of Spain, I have put together a few from the end of our trip in Barcelona. By the time these were done, we had visited a few museums and the sketches are getting sketchier – more colorful and minimalist. And we end where we began, with a drawing… Read more
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