Tag Archives: yellow brick road

things i wish i had said, part 111

Posted on November 4, 2023 by gary

I’m 66 and have been a Beatles fan since the very beginning when I was 7 years old. There was always music playing in my house, and a lot of time it was the Beatles. Since that long ago, I … Continue reading →

Posted in margarine | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

dreams, part 14

Posted on October 4, 2023 by gary

I’ve just gotten back from running. i’m standing in the yard of a duplex where I apparently live in dreamville. We share the driveway with the neighbors’ dull but pristine car. i stand quietly, watching the dropets of sweat bounce … Continue reading →

Posted in margarine | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

accidentally like a martyr

Posted on September 16, 2023 by gary

The days slide by should have done,should have done, we all sigh… — the prophet zevon __ “I had some extra time this morning so I was reading your files,” the baby doctor says. “You ran across Texas?” I’m not … Continue reading →

Posted in margarine | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on accidentally like a martyr

here’s a song for the heroes. and a cat.

Posted on September 11, 2023 by gary

May our voices rise and split the skyto let the face of God shine through.Can we push the clouds of fear apartAnd rest our sadness on thy heart? — suzzy and maggie roche — Max doesn’t know. About the world, … Continue reading →

Posted in margarine | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

texas girl at the funeral of her father

Posted on August 21, 2023 by gary

Here I am lost in the wind’round in circles sailing — randall stewart newman — They’re misfit toys, a group yearning to be heard and to fit in somewhere in an insane world they never asked for. I remember that … Continue reading →

Posted in margarine | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment