Tag Archives: procession of the living

Bicentennial + 40

fIs time just an illusion?  A mental construct? Time flies as all us old folks say – I will be 74 years old in September. The “past” in my memory is fixed. The “future” is open and unknown. The “present” … Continue reading

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Forsaken

Sit not in your darkened room alone and brooding feeling forsaken by the Fates the sounds of the living rising from the streets. Mourn not uselessly your luck that’s failing now; your plans, your hopes all gone awry. Instead prepare … Continue reading

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The Wedding

Maybe you saw old Toritto trudging through Newark airport this weekend. His plane landed at Gate 98, the absolute last gate in the terminal; a gate which might as well be in Philadelphia. In order to get to the baggage … Continue reading

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