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Ode to Autumn

Sir @ October 19, 2009 # 15 Comments

Those wacky chicks over yonder asked their ‘subscribers’ about current loves, so I spent all weekend locked in the attic trying to piece together something profound and moving. Having failed, I banged out the following poem last night while watching football. O Autumn; How brightly burns my love for you? Though only a friendly platonic [...]

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Singularity

Sir @ October 5, 2009 # 11 Comments

My grandmother recently turned 89 and is alone for only the second time in her life. The first time was following my grandfather’s untimely expiration, which was mere days before the wife of a former bridge partner decided to make her way to the beyond. The two surviving broken hearts found each other in mutual [...]

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