Years ago they came from many plac… to study writing at a university in the middle of America surrounded by lush corn fields. They worked hard, became friends,
I will never forget him but I can’t remember his name it’s been so long ago. Maybe I never knew it. But I think of him on days
Fred and Martha have always voted the same way since their marriage long ago but not this time and Fred wondered why Martha was voting the other way
Newlyweds cuddle on a bench in their garden. A hummingbird pauses then enters a lily. They make love in public.
In the woods soft snow falls on the first day of spring. Two daffodils laugh. Donal Mahoney
He often got bored with her hobby… but this weekend he looks forward… hours of cooking shows on televisi… while he talks with her about her… He finally accepts that she is dyi…
These are old people retired and driving slowly from small apartments in economy cars getting out on canes
Find the book and blow the dust off. It’s somewhere in the house.
Herb’s wife says the grass needs cutting and Herb agrees. She says the neighbors are upset he hasn’t cut it for the last five weeks.
Sagebrush on Broadway a Big Mac wrapper tumbles softly down the street Donal Mahoney
Two men tall, one from here and one from there, in raincoats at a bus stop,
This morning I woke up early feelin’ good, feelin’ the way I felt 50 years ago, no aches, no pains, can’t wait to shower, hop on the El, go back to work,
It’s an old clock hanging on a wall in a small room on the third floor. We go up there
After Wisconsin, we see a Trumpeter Swan swimming in circles Donal Mahoney
When ancient Elmer was young and dashing and on the prowl, he would wait for a phone call about love or anger from someone important to him at the time. Over the years more than a few w...