Author: robertkennedy

Less is more, more or less – but I confess, my house is a mess – with too much more and not enough less.

Fortunately, our inclinations have limits. There can be a multitude of reasons for doing something or for not doing it. Whether the reason is philosophical or financial, or something else altogether; we are defined as much by what we leave undone as we are by the actions we take.

Continue reading “DREAMERS”

There are times when the world stops and you find yourself suspended.   Then, all directions are the same.  Deliberation has no purpose and the tiniest step would, once again, bring calamity.

Continue reading “SUMMER MORNING”

Who doesn’t like magic? It entertains and distracts, and changes our view of the ordinary. When we find something new and special in the ordinary, it’s truly magical.

We live in an agendized world, where it is normal to anticipate what comes next. Never are the depths of our self-deception made more clear than when nature decides to storm.

Withdrawal gains relief for a migrant.  What remains is steeped in the patience that the migrant couldn’t find enough of.  Withdrawal forces us to describe a world from memory, and leaves us wondering if we aren’t missing something that we never took the chance to know.  

Continue reading “WINTER”

Life runs together, until one day, we turn around and wonder how we got here. Like a sentence diagram, a dance with all generations in attendance, shows us where we’ve been.