Blackout
The lights went out at midnight
A miles worth of civilization gone
Back to medieval days
Where cloud diffused moonlight
Takes the place of electricity
Other houses loom as black pillars
Against the charcoal sky
Thunder slowly rumbles
Across at a pillar
A flashlight shines out the window
As a lighthouse in the night
Combing the dark ground below
As if searching for jail broken inmates
Running to freedom under cover of night
A mile away
Across farmers fields
Street lights, traffic signals, and shopping districts shine
We in the foreboding land of generations past
They blissfully unaware in present day
And with a pop
All lights up again
Black pillars become warm homes
Glowing lights shine over welcoming doors
And the charcoal sky
Once layered with moonlight grey
And never-ending black
Reverts to city dark
Losing all ominous textures
Washed out by the modern city
With the coming of the light
It’s time for bed.
FRIDAY…
--- Some work around the house… a walk around the pond… and
a concert tonight. Sarah, Phil and I go
to Folkfest. Decent food there, City and
Colour is pretty good… Steve Earle is great… the Ottawa concert goers are
somewhat meatheads though. By the end of
Earle, just too many stupid drunks.
SATURDAY…
--- Up 8ish and slowly get ready to join the dayshift at
work.
--- Lots of boat stuff at work. Odd… we rarely get requests on boats.
--- Home for a few hours than off to Boston Pizza for UFC.
SUNDAY…
--- Night shift.
Quiet day at home prior and fairly quiet night in the office. Cool and windy day too.
MONDAY…
--- Up and off to physio.
Shoulder is feeling pretty good in comparison to the last few
months. Getting stronger.
--- Afternoon nap doesn’t go well. Tonight may be hard at work.
TUESDAY…
--- Bed and asleep just before 7:00 AM. Awake and up again at 11:30. Some more house work… cleaning… laundry…
shredding old documents.
--- Some baseball on TV then off to the airport to pick mom
and dad up around 10:00 tonight. Nice to
have family near again. Just a little
catch up before they’re off to bed and some TV for me before bed too.
WEDNESDAY…
--- Sleep late. Out
with mom and dad for groceries… then lunch… dad and I back out to get some boxes
for moving and drop some old clothes at the Salvation Army.
--- Mom cooks supper and then we take a run to the new place
to look around at the progress in the building and also around what will be the
lake area there.
THURSDAY…
--- Cleaning and organizing at the house with mom and
dad. Physio in the afternoon. A little walk around the pond. And supper at Blackburn Arms
FRIDAY…
--- More work on the house in the morning. To IKEA in the afternoon for a few
things. Another night table, a new seat
cover for my chair and a couple of plastic containers.
--- Lunch at the mall where I also by new shoes and dad gets
some slippers.
--- Home for supper and a movie on TV.
SATURDAY…
--- Finish with the boxes and they’re all over to Phil’s
garage now. Paula, Eddie and the kids
come visit. And supper is at Pilos… good
good Greek food.
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