Leaves are Turning
Stars are Burning in the Autumn Sky
Stars that have been there for Billions of Years
But not Forever
Stars that will be there long after we’re gone
But not Forever
The Summer has drawn its final breath
Autumn has begun. (more…)
All posts for the month September, 2014
Leaves are Falling
Posted by Arnold J. Mungioli on September 27, 2014
https://livethequestionsnow.com/2014/09/27/leaves-are-falling/
Water Slide
Did you ever go to a Water Park?
I went to a few when I was a kid — not with regularity and I couldn’t tell you where
But I remember Water Slides
Climbing seemingly endless staircases to the top
Being given a mat of some kind
And sitting on it at the top of the Slide.
Ready to take off
I would hold on to the slight railing along my section of the slide,
Making My Way Down in Stops and Starts
Afraid to Let Go Completely
(more…)
Posted by Arnold J. Mungioli on September 19, 2014
https://livethequestionsnow.com/2014/09/19/water-slide/
Shadow Dance
My MOM is 87.
I cook often for her
Working in her kitchen preparing a meal
with an 87 year old woman moving about in a childlike way,
placing ingredients where they don’t belong,
displacing items from where I need them to be,
trying to help, but causing me to have to do the acrobatics of a whirling dervish
just to get the meal completed and on the table.
Where’s the garlic? I just had it!
Don’t throw away that pasta water. I… needed that.
Please don’t put the cheese back in the fridge, I…
But I have noticed, over time, that there are actually four of us in this tiny kitchen: (more…)
Posted by Arnold J. Mungioli on September 10, 2014
https://livethequestionsnow.com/2014/09/10/shadow-dance/
Growing Up Rich
Did you grow up Rich?
I did.
I see the throngs headed toward Penn Station
from their Manhattan Dwellings every Friday…
Struggling with bags and juggling train schedules,
Paying Fares on the LIRR or NEW JERSEY TRANSIT,
and on taxis and ferries
Just to get out to some tiny house they own
so that they can enjoy a sliver of sunshine.
When I was a Kid, My Father gave us the Ocean
And the Sky.
Posted by Arnold J. Mungioli on September 3, 2014
https://livethequestionsnow.com/2014/09/03/growing-up-rich/
