NOVEMBER REVISITED
Today’s array
of browns and grays
rouses memories
of teenage hunting days --
a few pheasants in the weeds,
but mostly cottontails
darting through the brush.
And all the while my buddies and I
harbored dreams of
something WILD.
Above in V’s
ducks and geese took their November leaves --
to exchange icing ponds and chilling air
for exotic who-knows-wheres.
They traveled fast
they traveled high,
like hell-bent SSTs.
We could but stare --
their reach, so far beyond our ken
or youthful hunting expertise.
But any day that we were there,
eager for what came our way,
trophies were bagged,
dragged home and magnified
in the stories we shaped
and would recall.
November, the perfect loom
to weave warp against woof,
imagination and a zest for living,
against autumns coarser fibers.
DRK
6/11/10
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BETWEEN
Monday, November 11, 2024
among others.
Christmas will have its due.
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