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January 14, 2021   January thaw, grey thaw, wet thaw, snowy thaw, drippy thaw,  drip,drip,drip.   No rosy sunset tonight.  light, then darkness.  

Braver, newer, world

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Well here we are. I'm hoping I can remember what day it is.   Ahhhh yes, it is Wednesday, March 25, yes, 2020. How do I know this So far I remember that our anniversary, February 24th, was on a Monday. ( We celebrated over the weekend.)   mon tue wed thu fri sat sun   24      25  26    27   28  29 march 1st. March was a sunday.  add three days. Phew! So.....can I count back and make a picture of where I've been since not the day I was born I just the last time I can remember life being as it was before the virus. (Let's be brave and call it what it is.) Today, I woke up after sleeping through the night! I will walk for a half hour today. The sun is not shining today. I walked yesterday, and although it was 41 degrees, it felt cold. Last night, Dale put together a greeat stream of utube rock videos.   Last night, we ordered pickup Laotian food..........mango with pork and pinea...
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the fence by the daisies needs paint. the roses are fading. the asters are growing. the sky isn't blue.

It's My Heart

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"What is this?" They said at the checkpoints, the counters, the airports, the office buildings, the prisons, the schools.   I wore it pinned over my heart . I finally gave up. "Here.  It's my heart.  Take it.  Do you want it? Here, take it.  Here it is." ."    
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Lake Michigan. June. Illuminated. Deep and immune. Dark fields waiting for September.
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Cicadas are out.       and a bird.
Pillar Posts As I passed among them, some rocked, tall and thick as hundreds year old trees. I pressed my back against the wall and watched as they fell down onto the empty highway far below. Nothing shattered, nothing cracked. They lay flat; flaccid stone gray cylinders. I crept against the wall, moved down by inches to what I hoped would be an exit to a village. Ancient Greeks,perhaps, living a good life. I wanted to see. Would these be my people?