Archive for August, 2018

August night

August 26, 2018

Night comes

and at first, cicadas,

their droning noise grinds to a crescendo,

then dwindles away,

Evening comes,

the sun is down,

but heat of August sun

remains,

white background noise

of insect calls

a quiet pitch continues.

The air conditioning broke tonight,

awakening childhood memories

of lying in bed, unable to sleep,

windows open to the night,

uncomfortable heat keeps me awake,

a bright moon rises

for her journey

across the darkened sky,

Animal sounds,

occasional siren,

slowly sleep,

enchanted dreams.

cfblack   08-26-2018

 

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just excuse this

August 8, 2018

These are just reminders to myself of what I can cook on the spur of the moment. I have no confidence in my cooking abilities. But I can make a few things.

 

Kielbasa with onion, cauliflower rice, green beans, oregano, pepper.

Boneless pork with onion & red & green peppers.

kielbasa

pork with peppers onion and potato

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Peace Day, Hiroshima

August 6, 2018

We make paper cranes

sing songs for peace

think of Sadako

meditate,

wonder at the images

August 6th of ’45,

the pilots shocked

at the fire cloud,

100,000 gone in a flash of light

People on fire sit in shock,

Children cry, skin falls away,

and I like to think

after 80 years

that we have LEARNED,

that we are BETTER,

but I know that fear is still a tool

used by those drunk on their power,

to create a world where we exist

apart from one another,

So it is good to gather here,

to remember and to pray,

that this horror may never show itself

on any future day,

Good to look around the room,

see others here for peace,

Set a lantern on the river,

Lift a crane and set it free.

cfblack 08-06-2018, revised 8-13-2024

lanterns

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