This Week's Bryce Takes

#347
Tuesday, December 13, 2005

[Raggmopp in Winter]

Louis used to say:
"Not a night to sleep outside
without a blanket."


#346
Monday, December 12, 2005

[Everything but]

Home may be the hearth
but the place we warm our hands
is the kitchen sink


#345
Sunday, December 11, 2005

[Leviathan Rising]

Up out of the deep
the inner material
overwhelms our boat


#344
Saturday, December 10, 2005

[Rolling With It]

Heavy fall of snow
in the morning the children
rush to make snow men



#343
Friday, December 9, 2005

[Seasonal Display]

All along Maine Street
the Christmas windows beckon
trees are full of lights


#342
Thursday, December 8, 2005

[Nobody Hurt]

Morning distractions
a carload of little kids
then the schoolbus stopped


#341
Wednesday, December 7, 2005

[Night Noises]

Skim ice is making
up at the top of the tide
hissing promises