even in Lisbon

What does middle age mean to you? — Middle age is when awakened by a telephone ring at midnight, you wish it were a trash call you hate and ignore during the day. Middle age is when someone chokes up on food, you will give him a glass of water, knowing better than telling him to eat slowly. …

one of those cool days

Everyone has secret thoughts, the flashing crumbs and threads of ideas and images that pop up in our heads as quickly and suddenly as they disappear. I’ve had millions of them, and it was remiss of me that I have let most of those thrilling moments slip through my laziness. …

leaf-laden footpath

How far is Hell?

the trickling hours

summer sun is gone

September whispers