January Lull
This morning the woods are silent. New snow is sifting down. The sky is dove-grey.
Xoco Mewls
Cat, what do you mourn? Are you getting older, too? I will mourn with you.
New Year’s Eve
Janus, two-headed God of changes, gates, doorways, beginnings and endings, rules the transition between years. The New Year’s resolutions mortal make cause both his faces to smile.
What If?
If I could ever be somebody else, I wonder who I’d be. Great God Almighty! The Devil Himself? I certainly wouldn’t be me.
Music Hath Power
The world wags gladder with more music and less blither-blather.
Dream On
The only people who don’t believe in Santa are those without dreams.
Our Stars
We each have a star that guides us out of darkness to serenity. But we must find it before we start to prefer living in the dark.
Cold Snap
A banditry of chickadees stealing seeds from the backyard feeder.
Thanksgiving
Even in these dark times, we have much to be thankful for: our families, our true friends, even the pets that give us so much pleasure and ask of us nothing but love. So let us all keep our spirits up and be of good cheer.
Post-Election Analysis
The Orange Flapdoodle won the election. I don’t know whether to shit or go blind.