Poetry Day

Seated Figure

It was as though you were a man in a wheelchair,
your legs cut off at the knee.
But I wanted you to walk.
I wanted us to walk like lovers,
arm in arm in the summer evening,
and believed so powerfully in that projection
that I had to speak, I had to press you to stand.
Why did you let me speak?
I took your silence as I took the anguish in your face,
as part of the efforts to move ---
It seemed I stood forever, holding out my hand.
And all that time, you could no more heal yourself
than I could accept what I saw.

Louise Gluck

Musical Monday

Ok, who knows all the lyrics? Actually I know most of them but I get mixed-up sometimes!

Silent Sunday

Forgot a library visit!

I forgot that I went to a new library a couple of weeks ago! I went to the South Natomas branch. I still have 13 libraries to visit in order to fulfill my goal of seeing them all in 2010. Try not to envy me my exciting life!

I see the moon and

Well you know the rest. It's been VERY hot here today. It's cooling off a little now so I went for a short walk. I love being outside on summer evenings. The moon looked so pretty I tried taking a couple of pictures. As you can see they aren't great. The funny thing is I took the first picture and then thought "Maybe if I get a little closer it will be a better picture." I did realize how silly that was even as I was finishing the thought! I think the second picture is a little brighter because I was closer though!

Weekend update & some pictures!

My daughter & her boyfriend visited over the weekend. Aside from the birthday party for cats, we went to a couple of bead stores and the park. We went to the WPA Rock Garden in Land Park. I went there when I first moved here and I've wanted to take Jill ever since. She's a native plant gardener and I thought she'd enjoy the garden. I think she did - she named most of them for me! Anyway, here's a few pictures from the garden.

Poetry Day

I, Being Born a Woman and Distressed

I, being born a woman and distressed
By all the needs and notions of my kind,
Am urged by your propinquity to find
Your person fair, and feel a certain zest
To bear your body's weight upon my breast:
So subtly is the fume of life designed,
To clarify the pulse and cloud the mind,
And leave me once again undone, possessed.
Think not for this, however, the poor treason
Of my stout blood against my staggering brain,
I shall remember you with love, or season
My scorn with pity, - let me make it plain:
I find this frenzy insufficient reason
For conversation when we meet again.

Edna St. Vincent Millay

Happy Birthday!

Today is my cats 6th birthday! The top picture is Pippin, the bottom Mellifera. They are littermates and I've had them since they were 2 months old. My daughter & her boyfriend had a cat who had kittens and somehow I was convinced to take these two. I've never been an animal person but I've become quite attached to these two cats.

Mellifera was born on Jill's (my daughter) arm. We think her mother got scared when she started to give birth and crawled into bed with Jill. Jill woke up because she felt something wet on her arm and it was a kitten! Pippin wasn't born until about 6 hours later. They thought there were no more kittens and went to work and when they came home tripped over a little kitten in the middle of the floor. Apparently their mother was somewhat lacking in kittencare skills.

There were 4 kittens and Pippin was the runt. He was a little teeny thing with big eyes and ears and I just fell in love with him when I saw him. He's no longer a runt - he weighs 14 lbs now! Mellifera, even as a kitten was beautiful and very sweet (except when she's grouchy!).

I'm being extra-nice to them since it's their birthday. Not that I'm ever mean! I bought a little piece of salmon for their dinner. Believe me that was nice, because I hate fish stuff!

Musical Monday

Silent Sunday