Daylight struggled to break through all morningInto the afternoon the clouds hold onStubbornly extending their unwelcome stayRaining down on us … More
Category: Weather
Ode To Winter
The first time I came home for a Christmas breakHaving endured a frigid Midwest fall semesterThe coldest on record, my … More
Going, Going
We are seat mates from O’Hare to HonoluluHe lives on an island between Hawai’i and AustraliaI’ve not heard of the … More
Careful
As spring comes in with that lion’s roarUnder this sky it’s a jagged light showTree limbs shattering in screams at … More
Running in the Dark
I watch the Midwest-style lightningjags rip from heaven to the ground,the lake ice exploding with the impact. Slipping on my … More
The Final Movement
Our father says the sound is loud enough to wake the dead. The music is alive tonight in infinite weathered … More
Of Fall and Winter
Of Fall and Winter All is vivid green here today, the sustained rainsheeting its clear wrapped folds down all around … More
For a Minute or Two, Maybe
I did not know what weather meant until I went to Wisconsin.Winter in Hawai‘i, more rain. Summer, more heat.Spring and … More
Raining in the New Year
This is the kind of weather where you don’t want to let your dog outside because you know she’ll be … More
Preview of Coming Attractions
Spring was watching for weeds to grow in the cracked concrete sidewalks,the dazzling pop of fresh green leaves all appearing … More
Snowfall
Remember how the flakes of snow fell that day,catch on your tongue slow, fluttering like moths,like feathers, gentle rocking motion, … More
Midwest Aloha
I lay there looking up at what seemed like a bunch of wood and metal. I could feel things digging into … More
Stormy Weather
He stepped out into a sunless day. He wondered where it had gone. Oh no. Could this be that end of the world … More
