leapurr's creepers
Monday, November 4, 2024
PLANET CWK
Not yet a star
But orbiting
Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg
A celebrity overload
Milling at the Broad
Zaha Hadid’s art museum
Contemporary
Dramatic
Now hosting Lex Luthor's party
A benefit for the library
It's Metropolis, of course
Carole’s Cocktail dress
Urban chic
Whoa! Get this pic!
In one room
Batman! Superman! Lois Lane!
Did you see the invitation? Did you RSVP?
An open call in the paper
Applications, head shots,
Notices for fitting and two nights of shooting
300 extras at check-in . . . waiting
Paperwork, wardrobe, makeup, hair
Shuttle buses, security
Standing, lots of standing, . . . , behind the magic
Cameras trailing multiple techs
Makeup crews circling, refreshing that special look
Catered food — Movie scene?
Or are we being served?
A senator’s cameo for Debbie Stabenow
Carole stands in to prep the show
“Ladder! Adjust that light!”
Good position by the door
Party guests arriving in style
Maserati, Rolls, Alfa Romeo
All made the cut
Two guys hose the street
Bruce Wayne rushes through
Wonder Woman, his quest
The paparazzi press
And point
Cameras, microphones
The whole bit
Hollywood in East Lansing
And on our movie extra
Shining stars
Happy birthday
From one of your many moons
DRK
11/4/14
It's time to acknowledge the end of the show
The last yellow leaves
On our backyard birch
Flutter in the cold
Hanging on for dear life and
Their one chance
To experience snow
Autumn began with my favorite tree
A maple, but to me, a peach
Not the one you stand beneath
But the one you strain to reach
Young, light green with fuzz
And a tinge of red
For an evolving color blast
Of disease
And dead dangling leaves
To spook Halloween
Brilliant reds
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
WATCHING THE FROST MELT ON MY NEIGHBOR’S ROOF
Sunshine lights our morning room,
enhancing colors, muted
after noon.
Across the street, facing west,
her house, next in line, for the October sun
to warm its roof.
By eight a toe-hold gained,
then a northward march
across the expanse of flat
frosted white.
One cup of coffee
and today’s work is done.
Her roof, returned to shingle tint.
Our room, again in shade.
The sun, arcing on,
risks being less
without one man’s regard.
DRK
Oct. 26, 2012
OCTOBER LITANY
October’s winds, blowing in
Another winter
Practice now with leaves
Challenge the snow later
Stir me up and get me out
Snow blower and shovels ready?
Lord help me prepare
Lawnmower?
Lord, stow it where?
Paint or caulk?
Lord, help me prepare
Windows, doors, weather stripping?
Lord, help me secure
Snow tires?
Lord, help me prepare
Gutters checked?
Lord, keep them clear
Plants to bring in
Lord, they’ll need some care
Windshield scraper, I left where?
Lord, help me remember
The heated bird bath?
Lord, it will soon be December
Firewood ordered?
Lord, help me remember
Hoses put away?
Lord, I could have done that in September
DRK
5/2/16