OCTOBER LEAVES
Leaves cling to their branchesThey flutter in the strong east windAll of them aimed for DeathDead already, really – not knowing – Still they dance fragile …
THIS GOLD AND GREEN OCTOBER
This gold and green OctoberIs charming usAnd teasing usAnd causing us to say silly things like…“Oh, it’s really not that long until April…” And making us …
JANUARY IN MONOCHROME
So here it is, another New Year’s Eve gone by. I must admit that the Christmas tree is losing its charm as it drops needles …
PEACH PERFECTION
Like Christmas, it only comes once a year. So don’t miss it. If you love fresh peaches like I do, “hie thee hither” to your …
TINGE OF AUTUMN
What’s that change in the air, that subtle tang that wasn’t there last week? Oh, I see, it’s time to flip the calendar. September is …
VERGE OF SPRING
The vernal equinox! Just two days from now. Can you feel it in the air? Today I opened a window and didn’t shudder. What a …
WHAT IS SO RARE
As a day in June? Many thanks to James Russell Lowell (the poet) and my mother, Violet, who spouted numerous flowery poems whenever she got …
THE SHOW MUST GO ON
It happens only once. What happens only once? Everything! New Hampshire people become autumn snobs at this time of year. O to be in New …
TOM AND ME
It was years ago. The cold gray light of a late November dawn was just beginning to seep through my bedroom window when the alarm …