Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Winter detritus


Cigarette butts, beer cans
Revealed as the snow
Returns the sidewalk to feet

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Tuesday, February 03, 2009

subtle knife

A subtle knife, a subtle
Knife, my kingdom for a
Subtle knife in my hand


A shorter explanation for the posting over here at Steve's 2 Cents

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Friday, January 30, 2009

the hardest thing

From my hand written archives:

The hardest thing
is the getting up
out of
the soft easy chair

walking to the hall
to reach for my
shirt and shorts

once that far
yesterday's lingering sweat
takes over

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Lucky guy

MASS Pike east bound, trooper
working car pulled over,
license plate read “lucky guy”


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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Baslock Reunion: Fathers

The clock wound down on
2008, both found themselves
Looking for new work


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Saturday, January 10, 2009

Freedom trail

She discards hers by the couch
Or the stairs, or by the bed
Sense of freedom follows


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Sunday, January 04, 2009

Baslock reunion: Kids

The leading ladies were
Unable to join the major
Game of Risk Brian won


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One of a series on the recent get together of the Bastians and Sherlocks, otherwise known as a "Baslock reunion".

Baslock reunion: Mothers

Before chocolate fondue
the goal horn had their ears
covered in excitement


What is a sherku?

One of a series on the recent get together of the Bastians and Sherlocks, otherwise known as a "Baslock reunion".

Saturday, January 03, 2009

Along the Interstate

Falling rock zone is Nature’s
Reminder of who is
Really in control here


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Monday, December 22, 2008

icy fingers

ice barsImage by shersteve via Flickr
ice bars
Originally uploaded by shersteve
Icy fingers 
dripped slowly
Down cold barring 
us from Winter’s 
bright white grip


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framed sunrise

framed sunriseImage by shersteve via Flickr
framed sunrise
Originally uploaded by shersteve

framed by the back window
looking out through the yard
sun poked the horizon



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Monday, December 01, 2008

shadow play

When the small clouds blow quickly
through the sky, shadows play
the breeze for all its worth


Originally posted at Steve's 2 Cents


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Friday, November 28, 2008

frosty morning

Cold enough that the frost
protected by the shade
sugar coated the green grass


Originally posted at Franklin Matters


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Saturday, November 22, 2008

the best cowboys

It’s no wonder they call it
Lost if all the best cowboys
Have daddy issues


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A reflection upon finding that one of the episodes was titled "All the best cowboys have daddy issues"

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Gettysburg 2008

On the 145th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's speech, I want to re-post what I wrote earlier this year when I visited Gettysburg:


seven score and five years
later these hallowed grounds
still yield awesome stories