Author Archives: literarylee

About literarylee

I sling words for a living. Always have, always will. Some have been interesting and fun; most not. These days, I write the fun words early in the morning before the adults are up and make me eat my Cream of Wheat.

Bombay Letters – A Mall, Gandhi’s House, First Wedding

Posted on September 8, 2011 by literarylee

June 1998 Hello from Bombay, Here’s your man on the scene with a few more snapshots of life here in India.  On Saturday, the kids wanted to go to the local “mall.”  It is very upscale and classy, at least … Continue reading →

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Poem Memory Tip # 3

Posted on September 7, 2011 by literarylee

Some forms of poetry have a specific number of words or syllables.  Most, or at least many, sonnets contain 14 lines, each with 10 syllables.  Knowing a pattern like the number of syllables in a line, or a particular rhyme … Continue reading →

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Sonnet 128

Posted on September 7, 2011 by literarylee

William Shakespeare How oft when thou, my music, music play’st, Upon that blessed wood whose motion sounds With thy sweet fingers when thou gently sway’st The wiry concord that mine ear confounds, Do I envy those jacks that nimble leap, … Continue reading →

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The Rider Chronicles 10 – Moments Missed

Posted on September 6, 2011 by literarylee

The good news: I only live four hours away from my little grandson Rider, an easy trip.  The bad news: I live four whole, long hours from my little grandson Rider, miles and miles from this baby boy who has … Continue reading →

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Our Own Work / Our Own Sustenance

Posted on September 4, 2011 by literarylee

We’ve been putting some of our harvest by over the last few weeks, preserving it for use this winter and to give as Christmas gifts.  My wife used a slew of the many, many tomatoes that ripened all at once and made fifteen pints of tomato chutney, … Continue reading →

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Serenity Above the Fray: Late Summer Grasses at Union Center

Posted on September 3, 2011 by literarylee

Union Center Introduction Summer’s near its end at Union Center.  The riotous colors of spring with their attendant hustle-bustle are a dim memory.  Still, this neighborhood is hardly less vibrant.  Its intensity, its residents’ joy in life shows itself differently, … Continue reading →

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Late Summer Beans/ Late Summer Man

Posted on September 2, 2011 by literarylee

What the heck! Nineteen days ’till the autumnal equinox, one of two dates on the calendar with equal doses of night and day.  From the first one on March 21, the days continued getting longer, warmer, the air full of … Continue reading →

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Among the Liberators – The 1700 Block

Posted on September 1, 2011 by literarylee

Among the Liberators – Introduction All of a sudden you’re there, among the Liberators on Virginia Avenue.  The slight turn off Constitution is so gradual, so subtle that, even after the scores of walks I’ve taken along this street,  I’m … Continue reading →

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Approaching Armada

Posted on August 31, 2011 by literarylee

Tall clouds loomed high in the west, an approaching armada, sails furled purposefully.  The rising sun touched the topmost sheets, painting them a faint pink, mauve, a splash of bright against the blue sky above and the steely gray below, … Continue reading →

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Duck 17

Posted on August 30, 2011 by literarylee
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