Category Archives: Notes

Today it’s raining, and I was thinking earlier—while sitting and listening to the sonic beauty of rain—about what brings city people, some very unlikely candidates for country living, to the country. Whenever I hear that a musician or writer or Read More

Here’s a journalistic-prose-poem about a gallery lecture in Upstate, NY. As you will see, it was said to be interactive. And it’s true. Gallery Lecture/This Really Happened The teaching artist wore a box on his head and carried a seven- Read More

Beside the river / West Side Highway’s stone and steel / traffic blurs my view. ~me, today Sometimes in moonlight / iridescent birch trees / shine through my window. ~me, Upstate Behind the live oak trees / where boats dock, Read More

After the rainstorm / fog drapes the mountain cottage / two friends lingering. ~me, the country It’s not quiet here / as rain pings against the old / air conditioner. ~me, the country At low tide, the sand / tinted Read More

Promoting History WAAM Fine Art Auction The Fine Art Auction benefiting the Woodstock Artists Association Museum was held yesterday at the WAAM. This event is both an important fundraiser for one of my favorite nonprofits and a vibrant community event Read More

Sometimes in moonlight / the iridescent birch trees / shine through my window. ~me After the rainstorm / fog drapes the mountain cottage / two friends lingering. ~me Country mailboxes / leaning from the memory / of last year’s snowplow. Read More

It’s too hot even for this guy today…. The same old bullfrog / lounges on a patio / belly to bluestone. ~me

Saturday morning / the bakery’s out of pastries / and coffee cup lids. ~me When summer arrives, many of the small towns bordering New York City transform from sleepy villages to day-tripper and weekend destinations, creating a seasonal upswing in Read More

New York City Green: Ivy, Glass and Paint I shot this photo a couple of years ago on a corner of Houston Street in the East Village. It was during one of those extended summer weather events when heat relentlessly Read More

I wrote Pocket Poem NYC on Poem In Your Pocket Day back in April. Here it is again: Pocket Poem NYC After lunch in the cafe, I wrote a poem on a napkin—my pen sinking into soft paper, words framed Read More