My place

Sees me off every morning,

Welcomes home every night.

Seven Weeks

There is this high tech
coffee maker at work that
makes individual cups,
pretty decent too,
which requires
replugging to get to
work. You replug and
listen for
the rumble which upon
ceasing the ready to brew
should flash.

Brownian snow flurry

is double exposed
over light Presidents
day traffic on Route 128,
it seduces me away from
Iteration 25 planning
meeting.

I am left wondering

If 10 years
of effort on all sorts
of levels while at excelergy
left any ripple across
the awning of
reality which has
meaning outside
the chatter inside
my robotic control
center balanced precariously
a top my neck.

40 degrees

Jimi Hendrix praises
foxy lady
(a bit possessively) as
day
brings mud,
optimistic birds,
snow melt and
ability to see cross
traffic turning on to
Great Road.

Poison in the kitchen

at 204 Second Ave
Waltham,
bagels,danish,chocolates.

February Thaw

The forecast brought
a smile when it
recalls a phone
call from California
with promises of forty today
and fifty later
in the week.

Work

Its what I have
right now.
So I will throw
myself into it
and see where
this leads me.

Haplogroup

On one of the straps
holding up the
suspended cieling
above my desk
someone
drew an asterick.

Early

Scooted out of the House at
6:45 am and traffic was
OK (Not speed limit but
above 45)
downside
jonesing for lunch
at 10:30!

Groundhog day

My landlord dug
out my trash barrel and recycle
bin from under a big pile of snow
and ice earlier this week.
In order to keep them
from re-internment
this storm they (barrel and bin)
have taken up
residence in my
bathtub.

Boot Camp Graduation

Brother and family
head out at midnight
to drive,
Pop and Samira
fly out the next morning
both beating the
snow storm.
My plan puts
me in a much more
precarious position,
uncle with an attitude.

204 Second Ave, Waltham

5 Swans
in a staggered V formation
flew overhead brightly
lit against a ceiling
of dark clouds.
Glancing down they
crooned
"Enjoy your meeting sucker!"

If it fits, it ships

Chock full of
Satsuma Mandarins
at Pops,
thin skined,
no seeds
burst with flavor,
our mouths hold sunshine
in the middle
of winter.
Thanks T and J,

Wicked

Cakes "Nugget"
on
"Fashion Nugget"

Change

I am naturally change averse
yet
I thrive best when things change
now
how to figure this out.

OK

That is a lot of snow.

Mind blown

Heard this question
this morning
and am left reeling.
"Where is Buddhas Dharma Body?"
Will spend some time
today researching on
bull shit magazine.

Go figure

I am 54
listening to
Led Zeppelin's
Whole Lot of Love
on my sons
iPod
and I am just
comming to an
understanding
of the double
entedre.

Curling

Temp is 5 degrees,
sun has been down
for nearly 2 hours.
On the sheet of the Stop an Shop
10 Canadian geese
are marking the house
waiting for the
skip to deliver
the hammer.

Zambezi

A dream that the river
had dried up
and I had
a satellite
picture to prove it

Lone canadian goose

Skiming a hundred feet
over route 128,
heading north bound.

Back roads not an option

A couple of inches of
snow, which make
a delightful walk,
make a 10 mile commute
grind for 2 hours.
Thank Giai for the CD book
"Salmon of Doubt", about
and including, Doug Adams
posthumous musings
to keep me sane.

Osprey owned!

Marked my territory
for the first time,
don't make me
defend it!

I would have hesitated to think

Life is taking
a turn
towards a lightness
of being
where new things
are greeting me
every morning.
Comfort of routine
lost with some trepidation,
taught to apply
that loss for
new wonders.

I am not going to

A stalactite of icicles
hangs above my
kitchen door.
Landlady warns I
should knock them
down.

Head monkeys not chattering

Just putting one step
in front of another.
Goat toes saving my bacon,
an occasional snow
plow to dodge.
Wind brings down
big plops of puffy snow
hitting me like a nerf
mortar.
Takes 5 minutes to
shuck winter attire,
hot coffee warms
my hands.

Today is the day I end my cynicism.

iPod

Random play delivers
up a little jem
this morning.
Herby Hancock's
"Chameleon".
Brings me right back
to college.

After a short absence

Crows are back in the
courtyard of LCC.
My inner Tippi Hedren
is alarmed,
my outer Rod Taylor
steps up.

02 Malibu

No more to be asked
a four seasons Shadowfax
a noble friend parting.

Its a puzzle I tell ya

What makes a typo
in an email become
obvious after hitting
the send button?

Can't help it.

Every time I hear Led Zeppelins "Immigrant Song"
I break out in air guitar.

Sodapocalypse

Suite 111 at the LCC
had an old case of soda,
ensconced in a bottom draw,
where a leaky can
spawned a moldy organism
that threatened
civilization as we know
it.
I thought "let it ride!"

Just Stuff

1) When exiting
a highway that leads
to another high speed thoroughfare
and a car comes right up on me
just before the entrance into
the curve and I slice my
way through only to
look back and see him
far astern.
2) Woman at
Lexington Corporate Center (LCC)
who uses the revolving entrance
door as a smoking chamber.

For Damn sure

Things are certainly
shaken up.
Change is a whirling dervish.
Pits drip,
heart palpitates and
irides widen.

New Moon

First of the new year
brings a perfect
storm of
sleeping late,
drinking tea,
listening to
the radio
and
reading a good book.

Dice thrown

After a lot of thought
the resignation comes
quick and to the point.
Choice to back out
is offered and denied.
I am jumping in
with both feet,
damn the torpedoes,
full speed ahead.

Gone

Tibetan prayer flags
left to oversee
an empty desk.

Friends penultimate day

I will be helping
interview his
replacement.

How do I ask
the replacement
if he will make me
laugh and think?

gods damn it!

Unexpected gift

After two days of
plodding through a
foot of snow
the bike path was plowed
from the train depot
to Wiggins Ave.

Nice!

The benches

I had strode by
the benches many
times. It took 15 inches
of snow
to lure me into a
landing
listening to wind,
birds and
trees creaking
in the cold.

Nerd Out

A friend loaned me the first four
Harry Potter movies as I ramp
up to seeing the latest two.

The day after the solstice.

My desk.

Weebles wobble but don't fall down.

Crossed paths with Jez
near the Bedford train
depot,
now housing an antique and
debris store,
usual greeting
"Do you know what time
it is?" while pointing to his wrist.
8:15 I tell him
and then for the next 20 minutes I
backtrack his footprints
to and fro.

Winter Solstice, lunar eclipse, first snow

Cliches are right.
Hush of a forest, field and stream
under the first blanket
of snow.
Crunch of snow underfoot
leaving boot prints
with those of wild animals.
Crisp fresh air
clearing mind
and soul.
Thank you Gaia,
Merry Solstice.

"The stars appear
every night in the sky.
All is well."

The goodness I receive
marks me a lucky man.
Sunday made sacred not
by popes or caiaphas
but by the intimate
conversation of
family.

Large flock

A large number of
crows (possibly > 100)
have been swooping
over the courtyard
of the LCC (Lexington Corporate Center)
in a striking imitation
of Hitchcock's
The Birds.
When the sun is
out the crows shadows
on the walls are
indistinguishable
from the birds
themselves.

22 degrees this morning.

Escalating the clothing
arms race to
long johns,
wool mittens,
wool stocking cap
and
jacket liner.

Flight weight ratio

Perched over the bike
path this morning,
about 20 feet up,
a red tail hawk
does the math
as I
walk by.

Cold wind

This morning blows
the stink right off ya.

Left wondering

Late dusk and a bike
is coming towards me
still a ways off.
Bike pulls over then off
the bike path.
By the time I am along
side I can see the bike rider
about 15 feet off the path
behind a tree. First I thought
they needed a little privacy
for some personal business,
but then they came out from behind the tree
with a flashlight in their
hand, searching for something
on the ground.

Lots of squawking

Crow conference
taking place.
Agenda:
1) Fresh road kill on Wiggins Ave.
2) Whats up with the ravens and
all their "Nevermore" crap.

Primal pleasure

The end of daylight savings time
has tied my schedule of
walking home from
work
to the celestial event
of sunset.
During which time
I am able to breath in the
deepening twilight.

November 11th, 2010

Town of Bedford
has a flagasm.

My stomach grumbles

As it is still on
daylight savings time.

STS-133 Discovery

Even while still trying to
get off the ground,
left a close circle of
family to laugh,
eat,
hike,
and dance with sharks.

Taken care of Vero Beach style

Shopkeeper: "Can I help you?"
Me: "Yes, I have managed to go to Florida
on vacation and not pack a bathing suit."
Shopkeeper: "That's the cornerstone of our business!"

Who knew

At the beginning of
the week that the old record
was even in play.
By the end of the week
down it fell.
Most people ever to sleep
in my tent at once = 5!

There is this saying I like

"That which doesn't kill you
makes you stronger."
and I have just realized it
is missing a word.
"That which doesn't kill you
can make you stronger."
It is a choice.

How I roll

I have declared today
a not over think day.
The future will be
allowed to approach,
linger momentarily
then leave via the past.

Identified Flying Objects

There are UFO's
however they are
not extraterrestrial
because that would
make them IFO's.

91 degrees

On August 30th.
Enjoy it while
it lasts.

Not a soul

A rainy August
morning cleared
everyone off the
bike path.

Faith in man.

Leaving a key
on a hook by
the back door
for the cleaning
people on the day
unknown men
are preparing the
outside of the
apartment for
painting.

Out on a limb.

I think
the Red Sox
still have a
chance.

That must have been interesting.

Broken Rollerblade
wheel on the side
of the
bike-path.

It is time

To hear the birds,
wind,
crickets
and kids
by removing the
air conditioner
from the window.

In the lobby of Building 2 LCC.

One man holds out
an orange to another
and says
"Here, feel this."

So true.

I realize I hate
writing documentation
when I gladly interrupt
to check that all
my Windows device
drivers are up to date.

Nice Weekend

A get together
of good people, food
and lively conversation.
A drink of something
I am not sure
of the name
that contained
something called
a "mother".
A dads voice on
the phone recounting
rainy adventures.

R82: we will be meeting you later in the day
r401: as long as you are not meating us between 2 slices of bread.
R82: wocka wocka!

Tiparillo

Lets you choke off
your alveoli
and keep the
foul taste
off of your
lips!

Overheard cell phone snippet

"All you get is
a black tuber
at twice the price"

Explanations welcome.

Brain candy

Canadian sitcom
"Trailer Park Boys"
and late night
"Robot Chicken".
Sweet and delicious.

Weather is a gift

From the muggy
thunderstorm race home
last night
to
the clairvoyant bright
low humidity saunter
this morning.

Extrapolation

Prince Edward Island
where avocados fall from the sky
and bot choi grows on the
side of the road.

Slightly odd on the bike path.

A man running, pushing his bike,
only holding onto the
bike by the seat.
He stops, gets on the
bike and
pedals on his way.

2 chicks

I pass these two frequently,
we are going in opposite
direction, they are
walking so fast that if I am not
far enough along they will
reach the end of the path
and come back and lap me.
On top of that they are always
talking non stop, one always
filling in any pauses of
the other.

It is

July is the January
of the summer.

From here on out.

I will greet each day
with the words
"I am a lucky man."

Roundhouse Kick

I man passed me on a bike
with a stencil of
Chuck Norris
on the back of his tee shirt.
I imagined underneath
was written
"tears can cure cancer.....
unfortunately he never cries."

Four Dogs

German Shorthaired Pointer
between puppy and adult
springing straight up
from all 4 paws,

Tall, lank and handsome
black, brown with a white
blaze and intelligent eyes.

Chocolate Labrador being
called back in by the
name of Cocoa.

Small furry and brown
with a feathered tail
that curled up over
his back.

Throw down on the bike path.

Chattering Squirrel: "You look absurd with no fur!"
Walking Biped: "Drop the tail, get up on your
hind legs and do some work!"

Summer Solstice

Autumn has its extravagant colors,
Winter its austere beauty,
Spring its explosion of fauna and flora,
However Summer does the
heavy lifting,
providing life with full bellies,
and a chance to read at the beach.

Rick's dream

"You and I were selected for a space mission. After rigorous training and testing we were sent into space aboard the brown couch from my living room. We did experiments and spacewalks, although we were wearing normal clothes and not space suits. Any time we left the couch we needed to bring enough stuff with us that we could throw/jettison to move us around. I think we got pretty close to the sun. It gets a little fuzzy after that."

"sweet jesus, all these years I have been relying on spitting to get back to the couch!"

Photsynthicly challenged.

The rain brings
the green canopy leaning
over me as if to say
"You poor boy."

Dirty fingernails

Make me smile
in my hermetically
sealed workplace.

Why is now any different?

"Do you mind if I am a pain in the ass?"

Hey Slug

What is so attractive
about the damp asphalt?
There is plenty of wet dirt,
grass and plants
off to the side
where you emerge from.
Is it the lure of
the open road in scale
to our path to the stars?

Overheard Cell Phone Snippet

In the lobby of
Lexington Corporate Center
Building 1.
"It's not you Jack..It's not you Jack...
I am not trying to bust your nuts."

9 Wires

On a telephone pole
outside my bedroom
window,
some black,
some gray,
one orange
and there is someone
who knows which
each does
and
goes.

One small problem

From: Saggy McCratchet
Sent: Wed 5/12/2010 2:49 PM
To: Oswald SteeringWood
Subject: One small problem

There is just one small problem with my Subaru...its an 02 Malibu. Is
there a TSB for this?
Thanks
*********************************************
From: Oswald SteeringWood
Sent: Wed 5/12/2010 3:56 PM
To: Saggy McCratchet
Subject: One small problem
Sir,

I regret to inform you that there is a recall on your vehicle's turbo encabulator. Please bring it in for service immediately so we can replace the encabulator with the new revision. As a part of this service we will also check the dual calf-skin bi-valve exuders at no extra charge.

In the meantime, to help cope with your Subaru/Malibu, or Subalibu, I recommend a continuous regiment of anti-depressants and Metamucil.

I hope this helps.

Best,
Oswald SteeringWood

Black Squirrel

Cheer up,
It's not like you
have to carry a
fat sleeping
dwarf through
Mirkwood.

Weather

Jez: "Rain Wednesday,
Sun Thursday,
Rain both Friday and Saturday,
yuck."
Me: "Rain is good for the grass."
Jez: "Rain is good for us too."

Double Yella

New stripes on
Springs Road this
morning at 2:30.
Still no passing.

What are you going to do?

We are going to walk every day.
We are going to the gym.
We are going to continue taking yoga.
We are going to the beach for a picnic.
We are going to travel.
We are not going to be stuck
all day in front of the TV.

Dead Right of Way

The bicyclist entered
the cross walk expecting
the car to stop
(which it should)
and had to scream stop
as the car blew his
horn and swerved around her.

Really

To the guy cacking
for 20 minutes on
his cell phone while
walking behind me
on the bike path,
I am glad your mom has
kicked her drug
habit.

Color barrage

Blond women,
Wearing a peach shirt,
Blowing a pink gum bubble,
Walking a white dog,
on a red leash.