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Thursday, July 4, 2019

Observation - July 4th, 2019, Thursday


It is cool in the morning, and sunny

People walking by the lakeside, dogs alongside them

The air is still

The face of the water is smooth and glassy

Millfoil breaking the surface near the fishing dock, by the shore

Listen to the walleye jumping

The sound of running shoes thumping

It is slow on the street

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Observation - June 4th, 2019, Tuesday


There is the soft light of morning in late spring

The solstice is approaching, summer will soon be in full swing

A bus rumbles by the window, the number 4, rolling down Bryant

The noise filters in through the window screen, with a cool breeze.

Kitty licks a spot of butter from her paw

A dog is barking on his morning walk

People are stirring on their way to work

The birds have grown quiet for the rush hour

Thursday, April 4, 2019

Observation - Thursday, April 4th


Observation

It is still dark outside
It is quiet on Bryant
            The bus just rolled by, high pitched engine
Breaking up the silence
Kitty stirring beneath her blanket on couch
Under the orange and white stripped tent
I make for her in the morning
She thinks she is a cave lion

Monday, March 4, 2019

Observation - March 4th, 2019, Monday


The coffee pot is gurgling
The news is playing clips
The president making a fool of himself
Cursing on TV, lying

The five o’clock bus passes by
It is cold outside, negative 10
My lady is preparing to leave for work
Kitty is following her around

Monday, February 4, 2019

Observation - February 4th, 2019, Monday


There is a knocking sound coming from the refrigerator

I listen to the heavy breathing of my cat

Curled up behind me on the couch

Resting on her white blanket

Maybe she knows I am writing about her

She lifts her head up and squints

Maybe it is the noise coming from the kitchen

The knocking noises mimic the scurrying of mice

Random, faint, clicks and scratches

Like a voice calling to kitty

Get up and play.

Friday, January 4, 2019

Observation - January 4th, 2019, Friday


Observation


My lady tells me about her dreams

Playing string with Kitty, pouncing

The smell of coffee fills the house

In the dark morning, dressing, typing

I am listening, chatting with them

In the hour before sunrise


Monday, December 3, 2018

Observation - December 3rd, 2018, Monday


Observation


The world outside my window is covered in ice and snow

We are plunging into winter, and it is cold

I woke up parched, with the radiators drying out the house

Running hot all day, non-stop

Kitty is curled up in a ball on the couch

She slept under my arm all night

She is complaining about the snowy-world

With all the rabbits and the squirrels having gone to rest

Saturday, November 3, 2018

Observation - November 3rd, 2018, Saturday


Observation

It is the 6th hour of the third day of the eleventh month
There is traffic on the street in the cool November dark
It will be brighter at this hour tomorrow, saving daylight
My kitty does not read a clock, she has one inside her
Tick-tocking with the rapid beat of her kitten’s heart
She is curled up on the couch and I listen to her breathing

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Observation - October 3rd, 2018, Wednesday


Observation

It is 3:45 am, there are lights flashing outside my window
They are cherry and berry blue, spinning fast on the bar
Of an ambulance and a firetruck, chirping in the night
Small bursts of noise blurting from their sirens

It is a normal morning on Bryant, across from the home
Kitty jumps down from the window where she had been
Perched on the lookout for creatures moving of the night
The rabbits and fox, and the bushy raccoon