new york – Words & Music by Mike Power

Adirondacks

The Adirondack Park contains 30,000 miles of rivers and streams. Laid end to end, they would circle the Earth at its equator with thousands of miles to spare. A few days ago I found myself floating in one of them. It is a good place to let the water have its way with you. OrContinue reading “Adirondacks”

Fresh Air

I didn’t hug the tree. It seemed a little needy. But I sat under an old tree for a while today, back up against the trunk, bare feet in the dirt, looking up at patches of sky between the leaves. There were a few ants crawling on my journal, and a very young bird whoContinue reading “Fresh Air”

Day 20

Day 20 – Total confirmed cases in US: 278,458 It seems like a dream already: crowds of people barbequing at Orchard Beach or tossing Frisbees in Sheep’s Meadow. I miss the background rumble of human voices, gruff and sweet. I miss watching young people pushing the limits of their bodies with all the energy peculiarContinue reading “Day 20”

I would conceal it, yet

I would conceal it, yet In my looks it is shown – My love, so plain That men ask of me ‘Do you not brood on things?’ Taira Kanemori, mid 10th Century

CitySketch: Empire State

The Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world from its completion in 1931 until it was surpassed by the twin towers of the World Trade Center in 1970. It is currently the 34th tallest building in the world, the fifth tallest in the US and from September 11, 2001 until the FreedomContinue reading “CitySketch: Empire State”