a literary repast in your busy day
A Daily Demitasse of Poetry —
if you’ve only got a moment…
A city sparrow
touches down
on a bare branch…
swipes his beak
against wood, this side
then that,
and flies away:
what sight
could be more common?
Yet I think
for such sights alone
I would live to ninety.
– from the poem To Ninety
by Robyn Sarah
A Plate of Buttery Tea Cakes —
appetizers to the latest posts…
** Out her window she saw a very different San Francisco…
** Wilder does an almost magical job of explaining these silent young men…
** All the young writers used to practically live in my bookshop…
** She was wildly free, a gleeful rule-breaker…
A Trio of my Latest Posts —
freshly brewed each month…
Holding Still
June 7, 2022
The Bridge
April 26, 2022
A Lovely Light
February 22, 2022
sky-t-tray ABC index —
a peek into the recipe book…
to sky-t-tray
Heirloom Blends —
my very first post + anniversaries…
My first post was about my mom…
and the man she didn’t marry)
January 6, 2019
In July 2019,
sky-t-tray celebrated
turning six-months old…
And January 2020
marked sky-t-tray’s
one-year anniversary…
six-months old
Happy Half Year!
July 2, 2019
wearing the hat
of the man she did marry.
Momisms
January 7, 2020
The Question Tin —
a dessert box of assorted ponderables…
Question Selection #59
Do you have a memento from a
grandparent or great-grandparent?
(If you’d like to share your answer,
you can use the reply box below!)
It’s always fun to hear your feedback.
And thank you for reading!!
Set Pieces:
#43 – What kind of art can you escape into?
Music. Always, music.
Late night, when the whole wide household is fast asleep. My escape comes in the form of research, deep dives. I love following a song. Backtracking. Allowing a brief separate search when I read a new to me name or phrase. I’ll make detailed notes before returning to my original research.
When my interest is perked, I’ll dig up a song or artists history until I’m satisfied I could do a Ted Talk on it by morning.
Hey, speaking of deep dives, thanks for finding – and answering! – the Question Tin.
I love music, too. In fact I fell down a rabbit hole just now researching who wrote the song you quoted (‘when the whole wide world is fast asleep.’) Did you know that ‘In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning,’ has lyrics by Bob Hilliard. Then I had to see what else Hilliard wrote. Then I had to listen to a video of barely-out-of-his-teens Sam Cooke singing ‘Any Day Now.’ Jordan! It’s contagious!
Can’t wait to hear your TED talk.
xo – Aunt Kelly
Haiku Corner — Wild Animals of Covid
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Salt Lake City, Spring
I.
Low-murmuring quail
Cry of distant birds at dawn
First light on koi pond
II.
Bridge over wild stream
Meandering, chatting us
Ducklings in first swim
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Sea Ranch, Summer
III.
White-bark pine lit gold
Grey fox skirting twilight edge
Dusk takes the back porch
— Patricia
Thank you so much for these, Patricia! xox