he saw her through a decorative lead paned window when he reached the exquisite herringbone parquet landing complete with lavish ferns atop ancient Roman stone pedestals     

she stood on the pea gravel drivehands at her hips simmeredslightly in the old glass as the sun washed through flickering elm leaves  

her jetblack hair was parted severely at the middle   

he had not seen her wear it like that  but he hadnt seen her for years

emotions gathered in his chest his eyes smarted 

                                                  he only happened at the landingwasnt expecting her and without a shadow of wariness or anticipation on her face it was unlikely she knew he was inside

he was tendered an invitation didnt arrive until the afternoon before

he assumed hers

   he didnt want to meet her 

returning to the bedroom provided him he quickly gathered his things descended simple back steps and went outside through a kitchen/pantry annex

crossing the shallow lawn he entered a stand of trees and switchbacked his way down to the road that going right would eventually curl up to the house accessed through an automated split swing gate

he shouldered his bag

town wasnt five miles off

he knew because he walked to the house after disembarking a Trailways bus off the interstate

   she looked beautiful radiant  the same as when he last saw her  that was assuring and all he needed

an unexpected surprise  

7AMish,  Monday,  30  1. 23

1455,  Twosday,  31  1. 23

Dylan  All I Really Want to Do  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYDfjV2B5Gk

Wha do I do

            Ya know wha I do  I really dislike tha question

   I write I read I walk I exercise  I prepare a meal every day an evening I sip whisky an imbibe herbal tea hot

That doesn’t sound very fulfilling.

Its not 

        Ive yet to fill my head

303preferred to 1503,  Twosday,  31  1. 23

Pro lego men  on.  he stumbled through the word  Have you ever heard it before?

I cant say Im not quite sure you pronounced it correctlycan you spell it

I think I’m close.

Im not sure Coudya can you spell it

he cleared his throat he was irritated It’s spelled P R O L E  G O M E  N O N.  I remember by thinking prole game on

Innarestin game Id imagine Your spellings closer than your saying  Pro le gom e non I believe

Whatever . . can’t take me at my word.

Saying it incorrectly  No I cant

I was close.

Yawere 

         No  Ive not heard it before  Wha is it

An intro to a book. Like a prologue, different though.

Perhaps a matter of formality more formal

Hoity-toity?

Exactly Where did you find it

Book on intellectuals.

When in Rome

You think, huh?

I do stands to reason They have their code code as all who specialise must

What do you mean?

Code vocabulary  To include exclude

How do you mean?

Extract a sense of belonging An belonging a niche therefore separate Its language You don know French you woudnt know what French speakers are saying It transcends foreign languages imparts informs those specialists experts lawyers mathematicians physicists an on  Hell reggae hiphop 

                                                                   Don know the lingo take another bus 

You think?

Wha do you think

I don’t know.

But ya havent troubled yourself to think either  Think

   No.  I’ll take you word for it.

You shoudnt

You usually know what you’re talking about, or you don't say.

Coud be blowin smoke up your ass

I could be liking it.

   Yes  I know I woud

Jesus.

Noonish,  Saturday,  14  1. 23

1213,  Twosday,  31  1. 23

Zeppelin  Immigrant Song  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRjH_gJbUqQ

a whispering woke him

not someone 

   whispering  inside his dreamthe satinsound of a slow leak 

                                                                   love long lone glove  melodious 

love long lone glove love long lone glove love long lone glove love long loneglove love longloneglove lovelongloneglove   

he had long since quit wonderingasking why

was 

      he knew 

was untroubled

he turnedwas sleeping on his side a cat asleep behind his bent knees warming them  he liked that 

he said to himself  Love  Long   Lone  Glove 

                                                chuckled   made sense

no sooner than he chuckled

the whispering ceased 

the cat shifted 

still slept

still

      very still 

early  birds outside hadnt sounded 

they and the sun were his alarm  poor word choice  nothing alarming

                                                                              waking him as a boy his mother or father would say Time to rise and shine son tickled them it never got old

he said out loud himself to the cat or two three four 

                                                      AWEright  time to get this show on the road

6AMish,  Twosday,  31  1. 23

0939,  Twosday

Michael Stanley  Let’s Get the Show on the Road  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlz_dLcYPQw