October    14,  2021

 

 Thought for the Day

 

“One is always surprised by the drumstroke in Haydn’s ‘Surprise’ Symphony no matter how many times one has heard it, and one is always interested by a poem that genuinely contains a mystery.”

 

T. J. G. Harris,

PN Review

September-October 1993

October  13, 2021

A  PRECIOUS  RING

 

Brass, bronze, platinum, gold, a
ring with some letters engraved on it –
a gift, given in a ceremony, an award,
a graduation, a marriage, recognition,
accomplishment, love, a “Thank you!”
 
Lost, found, forgotten, recovered,
several times in a lifetime – twisted,
turned, sacred, handed to a grandkid
at the time of death – received with
awe and “oooh” – a new, “Thank you!”

 

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021

October   13,  2021

 

Thought for the Day

 

“Fobia: fear of misspelled words.”

Charles Burgess

October 12,  2021

AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Everyone ought to write their autobiography.

I have a story.  I am a story. I am details.

I am connected to persons and places.

I am family: a mom and dad and home.

I am with others in my day to day moments.

So just take the time to jot down the details.

Capture the history.  Capture the mystery.

Capture the moments with ink and paper.

Begin by reading other person’s autobiography.

Begin by talking to each other – who’s who.

Begin by filling page after page with your stories.

Find the letters.  Save the letters. Read the letters.

It won't all be perfect. There will be broken moments.

There will also be love and generosity and the good.

 

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021

 October    12,  2021

 

Thought for the Day

“After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.”

 Philip Pullman

 October  11,  2021

SOUNDS

 
I see sounds.
 
A yawn …. The movement
of a chair whenever she speaks ….
 
A stretch.  He’s taken out his car keys....
 
Looking at his watch.  He definitely
wants out of here – maybe to get home ….
 
Standing up…. Looking at his coat ….
Going to the bathroom …. Looking at me ….

 

 

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021

October    11,  2021 

Thought for the Day

 

“That's the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.”

 

Jhumpa Lahiri, 

The Namesake