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Iowa August / How grows the vine ... Mandy ;-0

How grows the vine

Full of blue-eyed laughter,
you were a glorious sunny day
of composted bullshit, piss ant pranks
that bled to jaded, colorless dismay
then fled to fenced off fortress rafters,
barricaded sun-and-moon above my reach
coffined now behind your faded cedar planks
that still one stray tendril seeks to breach.

© Kåre Enga [160.174a] 2009-08-12

Iowa August

Heat droops
magenta daylilies,
weeds thirsty,
haggard,
spent;
through August-dust's domain
cracks spread
for parachutes
of dandelion seeds;
all life begs
for moist pine scent
wafting through cool rain.

© Kåre Enga [166.174b] 2009-08-12

The above poems are from Mandy's prompts in her plog's entry:"Invalid Entry" 

Musical Gnus:

Les Paul just died at 94. Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Paul

Gosh... I forgot he was alive! The great inventor of the electric guitar and an innovator in over-dubbing reminded me that many of the entertainers of my youth are old, ancient or mouldering.

I immediately thought of apple-cheeked Doris von Kappelhoff who sang "Day after Day" and then took the name Doris Day. She is just a month older than my mother (87).

Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_Day



ME?

I wrote (edited) to Thomas : I just paid for a year of premium today. I thought about buying only 3 months and then slimming down my port to fit an upgrade, but my nerves are overwhelmed and can't take much. (This too shall pass, but it takes time...)

Whether I like to admit it or not... I can afford premium. I do without television or a car. My cell-phone/broadband and rent are my only two monthly bills. I can live on my income and even travel.

I visit my sister for a week at the beginning of September. A return trip to Costa Rica is still in the works. I'm not sure about the Red Dirt Book Festival in Oklahoma (cost of place to stay in Shawnee, etc.)... although... I really want to revisit Oklahoma some day soon regardless. Elsewhere isn't on the radar at the moment, but who knows! If I have the money saved up... Bulgaria? (only during rose season )

Y'know... I really should start focusing on submitting my shit.

I can afford that too if I'm careful.

Link to Red Dirt Book Festival, November 5th-7th:

http://www.reddirtbookfestival.com/

Montana: 61° at 4 p.m. in Missoula; some sun after a day of rain.

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