almost glory

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the sun is in my eyes

my down coat is silly

and fabric vestibules unnecessary

the park is a mellow brown-grey

the pond is almost frozen

mallards swim at its still liquid edges

i am not suffocated by the night

or by my three scarf sandwich

the end of my nose is almost warm

and i am enjoying this month

in all of its almost glory.

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encircle

This is my painting

or maybe it’s a collage.

It was painted in September.

I think of it as a floating world.

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36" x 48"

acrylic and pages from an old botany book, on wood

click here for additional details.

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2012 you’re alright

So many good things happened today: new beginnings, opportunities out of the blue, in the rare zone of peaceful focus during my work, finally hearing back after months of waiting, laughing at a joke I made in the wee hours of the morning which I forgot and then remembered later in the day to intense merriment and...most of all, he was here when I came home and he was cooking a creative and delicious meal. He also did the dishes. The only consistent reminder that I was not in a dream was the fact that I had slight gas all day.