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Equinoctial
I’m queueing this to post at 9:21 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time—the official 2011 vernal equinox. Enjoy! Another Equinox Spring snow: why mention it? Spring wind: same old, same old. Tulips poking out blunt red tongues.Gossiping birds on the wet porch rail. Of course, sappiness floods my veins— “force that through the green fuse” and all. I love getting caught up in the tale’s plot;but the denouement darkens its theme: The planet giveth and taketh away.So I hail the season sotto voce, minding the Master’s voice:“ Easy, you know, does it, son….” I like this one, though it’s self-indulgent.Read More