Monthly Archives: July 2024

Residents Only How is this different from the deep south?There is no “Whites Only” signon the front of the Orange Grove Plunge. That’s one difference.The sign says,“South Pasadena Residents Only,” and you need an officialSouth Pasadena resident ID cardto show … Continue reading →

You Do Not Always Have Me John 12:1-8 The flowing lake is always filling,but is never full.Once there was a true sense of fullness—of which all that now remainsis an empty print and trace.The lake strains for completionwith waters around … Continue reading →

On Mount Wilson Mother said her father,my grandfather, had a request.He wanted to take a drive up to Mount Wilson for a dayand he asked to take me with him.Just me. I thought that was strange,but I said OK.It was … Continue reading →

The Drifters Their lyrics sealed the promiseof August of ’59,There goes my babymovin’ on down the line. I had a brown-eyed sweetheartwhen I was seventeen.Our worlds were far apartand the Drifters fell between. The mournful whine is silent;the booming drum … Continue reading →

Owl Love Sometimes on my morning run,I hear the call and responseof two owls.They move around,never in the same place twice,but I know who they arebecause the smaller of the twois one white note higheron the keyboard,and each has a … Continue reading →