Dandelion Wine

The stones fall from your mouth like dough inside
My own and rise and rise until I’m filled
With lead that spills onto the ground—a pile
Of empty shells lay at my feet of glass.
It never starts this way – a kiss…hello…
“How was your day?� remains discarded food
Upon a plate now on the fork he plays
With food […]

Without a sound the bud begins to break
Through concrete walls, fissures of time and She
Who groans under the load. So small, a wee
Yellow between the cracks, a slight mistake
Against the tall buildings who rise in wake
Of spring. One glance is all it takes to see
The spot of color bleeding into sea -
A faceless […]

As usual I am torn after seeing my brother’s band. We had a wonderful time at Santa Anita race track. It was a bit crowded because of the beer fest (over 200 different types to choose from), family day and a big race to determine a Kentucky Derby spot. It was a […]

This weekend I’m very happy for my brother. His band
Red Gun Radar
is going to be headlining the KROQ Micro Brew fest at Santa Anita Race Track. It’s a big deal for him. They’re the only unsigned band to be offered this, so I hope something will happen out of it.
The music […]

“The migrant travels the world, the world travels to the cosmopolitan. The migrant cannot go home, whereas the cosmopolitan has no home to go to.”
-The Idea of Culture, Terry Eagleton

Aiden went to a birthday party today. We were rained out of the zoo, but Mary made a jungle party at home. The kids loved it!
Here they are before the transformation

Aiden loved being a tiger

Instead of cake they had cupcakes which they decorated. Great idea that I will steal in the future.

And […]