Volume 79. September 8, 2026 Summer’s lease hath all too short a date. William Shakespeare, Sonnet 18 Let’s face it. Summer is brief. It ends too quickly. But such is life. Here one minute, gone the next. The Buddha recognized the ephemeral nature of life. He knew that all things are impermanent, all things areContinue reading “September Song”
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The Birds of Summer
Volume 76. June 16, 2026 Ah, summer! Bird lovers in North America are in their glory. The swallows have returned to Capistrano. The buzzards have returned to Hinckley Ridge. Robins chuckle on evening lawns. Unseen birds tootle in morning trees. Birdsong fills the air. The chipper chirping cheers us up and causes poets to rhapsodize.Continue reading “The Birds of Summer”
Valentine’s Day Blues
Volume 60. February 14, 2025 American rock duo The Everly Brothers once sang: Bye-bye love. Bye-bye happiness. Hello loneliness. I think I’m gonna cry. Bye-bye love. Bye-bye sweet caress. Hello emptiness. I feel like I could die. If you did not receive a Valentine this year, if you felt a twinge of anguish by notContinue reading “Valentine’s Day Blues”
