The week that was is no more

Poor little tree. It’s definitely faced the worst of it these past two weeks, losing first one bough early in the hurricane, then another in the snow. It’s only been planted there maybe a couple of years. Hopefully it will survive.

I look at that tree and think, well, I don’t have it so bad. Which is good, because commuting to work has been pretty dreadful all week. I have some small hope that, with a number of people off for Veteran’s Day, Monday will be a little lighter. At the very least, I’m quite glad I won’t have to face the Long Island Railroad for at least a couple of days.

I plan to spend the weekend doing nothing more exciting than reading Kaleidotrope submissions and getting a much-needed haircut. I might go see the new James Bond movie; I haven’t decided. But mostly just enjoying not being on a commuter train.

Random 10 11-9-12

Last week. This week:

  1. “Feathers in a Bag” by Hera
    There once was a girl here with a fist full of fate
  2. “I Want You” by Bob Dylan
    The guilty undertaker sighs
  3. “Veronica” by Elvis Costello
    Will you wake from your dream, with a wolf at the door
  4. “The Bleeding Heart Show” by the New Pornographers
    It’s taken magic to a primitive new place
  5. “When the President Talks to God” by Bright Eyes
    Is he resolute all down the line?
  6. “Rumors” by Josh Ritter
    No lullabies through the locks, love
  7. “Stolen Shoes & a Rifle” by Blitzen Trapper
    They worship at the foot of the keep
  8. “Violet” by Jeremy Messersmith
    Blade of grass in her aching fist
  9. “Little Talks” by Of Monsters and Men
    It’s the house telling you to close your eyes
  10. “Window of My World” by Guided by Voices
    Take me in the words that so complete you

This may be my favorite of the weird, blank-verse poems that sometimes emerge from these things.

Good luck!