Grasshoppers and crickets are the static of summer a steady drone I can’t pin down They seem to trade rounds like altos and sopranos in a chorus of chatter and hum _______________________________________ Finally a soloist breaks through the crowd The others cheer him on in a rousing language I don’t understand in a clamor of [...]
~ The following was published in The Floyd Press on August 5, 2010. An Open Mic at Floydfest’s Children’s Universe was conceived last year when Children’s Universe director Uriel Yard noticed a young musician who was persistently trying to get on stage to perform. She voiced her interest to festival planners about providing a performance [...]
1. Its all part of the job: These days I’ve been collecting knock knock jokes for a man with disabilities that I support and playing Uno card games with a young woman who I provide support services to. 2. HERE’s a site that gives knock knock jokes to go with first names. 3. I was [...]
Note: The above are a small sampling of my Asheville Potter Son Josh Copus’s collage journal pages. You can read more about his 20 custom made leather bound collage books and view more photos HERE. More playing Wordless Wednesday are HERE
At Sunday’s dialogue circle, my friend Katherine told a story about running into a friend at the library who was carrying a stack of books about birds. “I’m so into birds. I can’t believe I’m going to be birdwatcher this late in life!” the elder woman announced passionately. Bird watching, an antidote for the grief [...]
The Path of Least Resistance Footloose And Tickled Pink
