Monthly Archives: October 2006

Fall Leaves

I In the fall, leaves fall Then fall leaves Leaving us with winter. II I wonder why red and yellow are preludes to white and darkness. III Squirrels love nuts; I am nuts: — paradox!

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Four percent

As I am driving home from the event his words haunt every twitch in traffic: On your way home, remember this: for every hundred vehicles on the road there are four drivers who don’t care if they kill you. These … Continue reading

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Talking river

There is a moment in any conversation about the river when I go poetic: I feel the poetic juices surging like the fourth hour of a pub crawl when you resume smoking when nothing matters as much as everything when … Continue reading

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