A view from the porch

"do u understand what heaven is it is the surround of the living" 

James Merrill

"What's past is prologue"

                                   The Tempest

Zipping around the Big Slough

"This is the best—

throwing off the light covers,

feet on the cold floor,

and buzzing around the house on espresso—

maybe a splash of water on the face,

a palmful of vitamins—

but mostly buzzing around the house on espresso,"

from Morning

by Billy Collins