31 January 2017

Ducks on the canal
Floating almost aimlessly
Seem not to be cold

31 January 2017

29 January 2017

We are refugees,
All of us without a home,
Until something changes.

29 January 2017

28 January 2017

Walls are not always
Physical.  Often, they are
Built around our hearts.

28 January 2017

27 January 2017

A cold wind blowing
From behind--making me run
For the nearest door.

27 January 2017
 

25 January 2017

Everyone shouts
And no one listens. In these times,
Do we know what's true?

25 January 2017

21 January 2017

Tired and short of sleep...
A bad combination for
The whole family.

21 January 2017

19 January 2017

Late at night, trying
To sleep, but remembering
Her hand on my cheek.

19 January 2017

18 January 2017

Pictures from the past,
My memories awakened.
And emotions, too

18 January 2017
(Rome, 2002)

15 January 2017

Around the table,
Our family together,
And telling stories.

15 January 2017

14 January 2017

Watching the sunset
At the end of the old year.
And waiting for dawn

14 January 2017
(Taken 31 December 2016, at sunset)



11 January 2017

At home, listening
To the rain and to the wind.
Glad to be inside.

11 January 2017

9 January 2017

Napping in my chair,
Waking with stiff knees and neck,
When the dog wants out.

9 January 2017

8 January 2017

Just yesterday?  No,
More than fourteen years ago...
An Italian day,

8 January 2017

7 January 2017

Our dog goes out, and
Dances in the snow. Or so
It appears to us.

7 January 2017

6 January 2017

So cold that the air's
Like a knife when I inhale--
Each breath's a stab wound.

6 January 2017

4 January 2017

Half-moon high above,
Shrouded by thin, wispy clouds,
On a dark canvas.

4 January 2017

3 January 2017

Briefly, the clouds part
And the sun brightens the day.
Then the rain returns.

3 January 2017

1 January 2017

Thinking of my past,
Reminded of one I loved,
And remembering...

1 January 2017