The crease between my brows
sprung from a delicate line of intense thought
like a freshly made thread spun in forgotten shadows.
Hard to detect at first
if not in the sun
or dotted with tears from morning’s earliest dew.
But worrisome thoughts are like pesky little flies
humming energetically about us
flitting with our light.
Meanwhile the crease between my brows
continues to grow
like gray hairs in a head of black hair.
It sits there waiting to reappear
like a protective spider in the corner of the room
ready to consume its prey.
It seems it only takes a sigh,
a faraway look,
an apathetic glance from her
for the line between my brows
to quickly reappear.
Upside Down—Canon Powershot
While the Sun Sets—Canon Powershot S410
After a dinner of leftover lambstew
we walk to the beach
to watch the setting sun.
The air is cool, but
the skies have turned blue
and the folks are out.
Surfers ride waves missed from days of rough sea—
their girlfriends with arms folded
watch from the shoreline.
Couples walk by hand in hand
while their dogs dance on their shadows
and leave droppings for strays to sniff.
The children perform upside down lifts
and when they are tired
sit on the sand to bury their feet.
Meanwhile the ball of light moves
downward slowly but surely
a demonstration of vibrancy.
More than the wind and the rain
it has an uncanny ability
to draw folks out of their homes.
But oblivious of the picture we paint
we are like early morning saints
on the steps of a great cathedral.
. . . acknowledging its power.
I made a quick stop at the bookstore the day we departed from Austin to fill my carry on bag with books to read on the plane. I purchased three books: Almost French by Sarah Turnbull, A Year in the Merde by Stephen Clarke, and The Reluctant Tuscan by Phil Doran. The second book came highly recommended but I should had known by the title that it wasn’t a read for me. The word merde is French for poop but using stronger language. I thought it would be about the author’s experience dodging the dog poop in Paris. I read the first chapter and had to put it down. Which left me with only two books to read.
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