MOUNTING GULLS

to Ann Wainwright  (HU17 5NU)

This morning I mounted your 2 gulls above
my barometer-thermometer-humidity-meter
in a north-facing french-window, then
typed this. Daylight illuminates them. 

(07 APR 15, V V Santa Clara CA)v 7

Not to [0!]

As a volunteer groundsman
in a continuing drought
I'm told to water < 

15->10 min., 6PM+, 2x/wk. 

Just how little will this 

be reduced to? not ->[0!]

(20 MAR 15, VV Santa Clara CA)v5

@72

@72

I'm finally learning 

just how essential 

Loving is to Living.

 (16 FEB 15, V V Santa Clara CA)v5

H2O & COUNTING...

in CA

We count our drought in years,
rain in days, need in feet.

When it rained regularly 

we didn't appear to, 
but (of course), we did. 
 
(11 FEB 15, v.v. Santa Clara CA)v6

Friday, January 9, 2015

CHARLIE haiku

c'est Charlie Brown
(subliminale: de Gaulle) 

cacatching-on...

(09 JAN 15 Santa Clara CA)v9

Carolyn Gregory's prayer for cats

from Carolyn Gregory, Jamaica Plain MA

Bill, I called Peter Bates to let him know about Reggie's death, too.

Here is a poem I wrote a while ago about the "dead cats" I have known and loved. 

So sorry about your loss. 

Poem follows. 

PRAYER FOR THE CATS

On a spring day, I prayed for a cat

going into decline,

his paws unable to hoist the bones,

even his voice stretched thin.

Then I framed a golden cat

on my wall, focusing imagination

on the grace of a striped animal

prowling the savannah.

I have groomed the long haired Himalayan,

played hide and seek as my red tabby

jumped at my ankles,

full of glee.

No doubt my prayers for cats go deep

in April when the Siamese died twenty years ago

and we buried him in rainy earth.

When I am alone at night,

the cat ghosts come and guard my bed,

their eyes shining green lamps

in the darkness.

I gather them close.

--Carolyn Gregory, published in Bellowing Ark

Karl Kadie on Wonderful Reggie

from Karl Kadie, Cupertino CA

Bill,

I'm so sorry to hear that Reggie died.  

Reggie was a wonderful cat, 

a great companion to you to be sure. 

His own person, always.  My thoughts 

& sympathies are with you & your loss.  

Take care. 

- Karl