Monday Morning Musings:
Take Three Things, and Dream
Take three things: dazzling sunshine,
a heart, the earth–
toss them about
till your questions have answers,
in that place, meet your dreams, they flutter
Crows, Turkey Vultures, Ospreys, Delaware River
some devoured by vultures, or stamped with regret,
others soaring with promise.
What is, what might be
imparted, parted, part
of a larger truth—
the fabulation of life
the blue horses that dash
from beyond, the secret
that magic is all around us
yet, we reinvent ourselves
over and over, creating new
fantasies and fables, feigning triumph
or obedience, accepting hoaxes,
living in the upside-down
Now take three things again:
heart, sunshine, earth,
ask if but not when
simply wonder, wander
in the middle, till you hear laughter
like champagne bubbles
echoing in pink light, remember–
be steadfast, love fiercely—
Well, this past week certainly was something, wasn’t it? Was it only last Tuesday that we celebrated the solstice?
Then came more revelations from the January 6 Committee Hearings, then a bunch of decisions from the highjacked reactionary Supreme Court, including overturning Roe v. Wade. And amid this, nature just doing what it does, moving on. Sun, clouds, flowers, birds, animals. . .life and death, cycles and circles.
We celebrated our wedding anniversary of many decades—and we’ve known each other more than half a century.
We saw a play on our anniversary (rescheduled because of COVID outbreak in the cast), Fabulation, or the Re-education of Undine by Lynn Nottage at the Lantern Theater. We both enjoyed it—funny, clever, social satire. We both thought the second act was much better than the first, and it all came together in a perfect ending. After the play we went to Tria and enjoyed a lovely Crémant for our anniversary, then a Shiraz for me and beer for my husband. We had a cheeseboard of yummy Pennsylvania cheeses.
On Sunday, we ate Indian food and drank some French Champagne along with champagne chocolates truffles. We watched a London performance of Anything Goes with Sutton Foster that I had recorded a couple months ago. Ricky the Cat loved it.
And here’s a mural for Resa: Garden of Delight.
And Sutton Foster in Anything Goes.
Yesterday and today: Merril's historical musings 
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Your photos belong in a magazine, Merril! Absolutely stunning. I’m glad you and “Mick” had a nice anniversary. xo
Wonderful photo of the two of you! Happy Anniversary!!! Beautiful photographs! Your words shimmer in their own pool of ‘pink light’. Thank you for sharing these marvelous ‘bubbles’ with us, words that sing, and pictures that transport us to lovely places. 🙂
Thank you very much, Linda! 💙
I was happy we had some lovely weather and good times despite all the horrible things going on.
Something for all the senses here. And as you say, nature just keeps on doing what it’s supposed to, whatever mess we make of the world.
Thank you. Yes. At least we still have some beauty, too, in nature. 🙂
Maybe as long as enough people appreciate beauty and can recognise it, we’ll survive.
I hope so. 🌸
I am glad you managed to celebrate in the midst of all the madness! Congratulations 🍾
Thank you so much, Ingrid!
Another beautiful recap of your fun week! It’s more important than ever to balance the madness with things that bring us joy. As your posts, poetry and photos do for us 🙂
Aww–thank you so much, Dale! 😊
You are most welcome, Merril.
Thank you for sharing the video, Merril. I just watched it. I’ve always liked “Anything Goes.” Bring in tapdancing swabbies, and who wouldn’t smile?
You’re very welcome, Liz.
I almost shared a video of Jonathon Groff channeling Sutton Foster and performing the same number, which is also so much fun.
You’re welcome, Merril. I always did want to learn how to tapdance . . .
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It’s great to see those smiles. And I love your crow. (K)
Thank you so much, Kerfe! 😊
We should be thankful for the upside-down, and the added perspective that it gives us for anything, including sunshine, heart, and earth.
Thank you very much, Ken. That’s a good way to think about it. 💙
That closing mural is stunningly reflective of your Upside-Down World picture. It is always good to see you both happy together if I may say so. Congratulations
You may, Derrick. Thank you so much! 💙
It’s kind of difficult to tell in this photo, but the mural is at the back of community garden–so, it is reflective, in a way.
Merril…the mural is beautiful.
Thank you for thinking of me in your meaningful musings!
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Congrats on the anniversary! 💥🎉🍷💐
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The Jan. 6 committee hearings are riveting.
Thank you so much, Resa! 💙🌸
Happy Anniversary. Your poem delights. “Take three things…” I’d love to take this for a prompt. But no one can create magic with those “three things” as you do. Another poem of yours that makes me wonder of all around me as I wander – in nature and into my soul.
Such a lovely comment! Thank you so much, Pam. 💙
I think the “Take three things. . .” was a prompt from my subconscious–a piece of a dream poem.
I like that ‘magic all around us’ that is my approach to life
Thank you very much.
I love this mix, Merril, from which dreams appear and disappear!
Thank you so much, Dwight!
You are welcome.