Walt told the cops later his moods come and go like crows on the high wire above his art studio. They land in a swoop,
We’re upset when vandals desecrate a cemetery and disrespect the dead not so much when doctors vandalize the womb
I was out of control, spinning on the whirligig of youth, giddy to be caught in what Kerouac called “the whole mad swirl
I like to watch master chefs on television do their thing. My favorite is Jacques Pépin when he has to chop an onion. No one chops an onion faster.
Every time something breaks like the pipe in the wall we heard gushing this morning my wife wants to call
It’s many miles from easy to the e… For some, the end is dawn. For ot… the nightfall of imbroglio because the end depends upon your ticket and every ticket’s punched one-way…
The weekday Mass at 6 a.m. brings old folks out from bungalows around the church. They move like caterpillars
Old barber shop in a neighborhood never posh now poor. A single chair with an ancient barber
They were always close Mom and Faye No father around Mom painted flowers Faye planted them
Memories never go away. They’re visitors from yesterday arriving unannounced often to a mixed reception. Faces aren’t clear but
You’re an old man in a nice suit and tie out with your wife at a fancy function with nice people
It’s your anniversary so you’re thinking steak but your wife wants ramen so you go to a nice place and order the fancy ramen
The old poet has agreed to read his poems in Hanley Hall if a student will push his wheelchair on stage. Agreed. And students must agree not to ask
Dad, happy to see you’re taking a nap. I’m down at the pier so give me a shout when you wake up
On Sundays Walter gives Pastor J… magazines to read along with comments on his sermons. The pastor loves the magazines but Walter is leaving for another…
