By Evan Gill Smith
There’s no me without you,
says the cow in the sunlight
being looked at, being drawn
by the child with crayons.
Is the hill an almond? the child
wants to know. Is life irrefutable?
The start of ‘me’ is the start of
the ending of ‘you.’ See that hole
in your sock where
the cold can get through?
The child’s toe sticks
through the hole now.
Some philosophers grow ulcers
from eating loneliness.
There’s not much we know.
The cow’s tongue smacks its lips.
The child fills in its spots
with blue crayon and silence.
A dragonfly or not.
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We started and ended Wednesday with heavy fog, but in between we had beautiful clear skies and temperatures above 50 -- a really nice day. I spent a lot of time online, talking to one of my high school friends in the morning (the other two were busy) and watching the last episode of Loki's first season with Kristen...after which, in keeping with the theme and the season, we watched the masterpiece Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Frost Fight!
I walked to the beach in the afternoon, where it was already getting dark and foggy on the shortest night of the year though that didn't keep the coots, ducks, geese, or eagles away. After dinner, we watched the season finale of The Masked Singer, which was really good -- four remaining people all of whom could really sing -- and now we're watching Aquaman in preparation for ...and the Lost Kingdom in a few days. Stalls at the Christmas Market last weekend:
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