Sonnet {Check True or False}

Sonnet {Check True or False}
by Phyllis Jean Green
Wednesday, January 17, 2007




Struggling up a steep drive, arms loaded with junk
masquerading as mail, I gave myself over
to false spring. Caress of my invisible lover
flung envelopes, catalogs, fliers. Nothing stuck
as I begged for the sensation of being melted
to oiled scent by a sneaked April’s second-skin kisses
just my temperature, no more. For the bliss
of feeling I am known. Me, myself,
the dirt, uncatalogued flower, not just flesh and bone.
More than the head connected to the neck,
to the breasts, to the stomach, the vagina, on down.
Rough start winds its way to warm silk net.
Spring comes in winter, color me there.
Slut in me crazy for your slippery air.


Sharon Hudson, Artist

Cincinnati Reds: Dropping like flies

Cincinnati Reds: Dropping like flies

Boo Boo

Only Fractured, Only a Wing
by Phyllis Jean Green
Tuesday, January 09, 2007

T h a n k y o u for your warm and encouraging responses re my accident. Fell while trying to control dog Nick...simultaneously dash to greet my daughter and two granddaughters. . .off our boardwalk onto rt. side. Fracture's healing & shoulder relocating. Not that I'm n o t complaining! Hurts like bloody fire.
Slows my already too-slow self. Ray spent a day building a special tray, or I wouldn't be writing this. Friend shows up with meals; others call long-distance. Family so supportive. Please believe me, I know how lucky I am!!! Home is really home, and that is no small thing. Thanks again for the boosts. Hope you enjoy my current off'ring, warts & all. Love, Pea
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Only Fractured, Only a Wing

With the mouse on a tray on my lap
and the keyboard hanging onto the edge
of the door I use to compute, it is possible
to type. A shoulder screams, but possibility
feeds my addiction. Drug only we few
sell all for. Prodding, dragging Muse
won’t let us stop. Have to. Have to.
Have to stop. Fractured arm hangs
in a non-covered sling. Neck wrenches
into kinks. But like the song says, fish
gotta swim, birds gotta, ‘cet. We gotta write
until we fly. Keep picturing the stubborn V’s
migration requires. Hear platoons of geese
honk their ballsy, nails-on-chalkboard honks.
See an old tree worm and twist new roots
around chunks of iron. Whales flee
giant oil spills. Beaten down women pack
their few possessions and go on the lam,
children in tow. My brother used to be
Houdini. Grew up, felt forced to
choose suicide We Writers cannot escape
the greater escape that lathes wind
beneath the odd dislocated wing.
Physical pain a mercy next to pain within
that has no outlet. . .right? Oh hell.
What is a twinge compared to the fun
of embroidering lies. Miraculously,
some detour beyond True. Got a lamp
on loan, complete with genie. Swee







(c) Phyllis Jean Green 01/06

Cincinnati Reds Blog

Ken Griffey Jr.’s broken left hand should be fully healed before the Cincinnati Reds start spring training next month, his agent said Tuesday. Griffey broke his throwing hand in an accident at home last month and had it placed in a hard cast. X-rays over the weekend indicated that it was healing as expected.

Posted: January 9th, 2007.


Reds’ fifth starter up for grabs (Yahoo! Sports)
Unless the Cincinnati Reds add an established starter before pitchers and catchers report in five weeks, the…

Posted: January 9th, 2007.
Comments: none

Griffey’s broken hand improved (AP)
Ken Griffey Jr.’s broken left hand is healing as expected, and the Cincinnati Reds will have a better idea in about 10 days whether it will interfere with spring training. Griffey had the hand X-rayed over the weekend in Orlando, Fla., where he lives in the offseason. He will be examined again in about 10 days, the team announced Monday.

Posted: January 8th, 2007.
Comments: none

Nuxhall high on Bailey (Yahoo! Sports)
Despite what Cincinnati Reds’ manager Jerry Narron or most baseball experts say, Joe Nuxhall, the…

Posted: January 5th, 2007.
Comments: none

At the letters: Offseason rants (Yahoo! Sports)
Readers have their say about free agency, the Yankees, the NL Central, the NL West and more.

Posted: January 5th, 2007.
Comments: none

Devil Rays acquire Brendan Harris from Reds (AP)
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays obtained infielder Brendan Harris from the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday for a player to be named later or cash. The 26-year-old Harris has 110 at-bats in 52 major league games over portions of the last three seasons with the Reds, Chicago Cubs and Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals.

Posted: January 2nd, 2007.
Comments: none

Former Brooklyn Dodger Koy dies (AP)
Ernie Koy, the former Brooklyn Dodgers outfielder who homered in his first at-bat in the majors, died Monday. He was 97. Koy’s family said he died in his sleep at home, longtime University of Texas sports information director Bill Little said. Koy, a rancher, broke his hip on Dec. 1. Koy, known as “Big Ernie,” was a three-time, all-Southwest Conference selection in football, where he was a running…

Posted: January 1st, 2007.
Comments: none

Assessing baseball’s offseason (Yahoo! Sports)
The dust has settled on the free-agent free-for-all, with some teams improving, some declining, and some mired in mediocrity.

Posted: December 28th, 2006.
Comments: none

Reds can spend for arms (Yahoo! Sports)
Trading for Jeff Conine, who makes just $2 million, may open the way for the Cincinnati Reds to pursue more…

Posted: December 23rd, 2006.
Comments: none

Griffey breaks hand in accident at home (AP)
Ken Griffey Jr. couldn’t avoid injury in the offseason. The Cincinnati Reds’ center fielder broke his left hand in an accident at home, the latest in a series of setbacks since he joined was traded to his hometown team for the 2000 season. Griffey will have the hand in a hard cast for three weeks, then be re-examined, the team announced on Friday.

New Year 2007

The coming of the New Year marks the opportunity to begin again. Stepping off the dead end path and starting with fresh and new possibilities. Embracing the power of energy into believing that resolutions can conquer the past. With hope and dedication, you can be whatever you want to be and the new year is the perfect time to pursue emotional and spiritual growth. You are a new person. Immerse yourself in new experiences and stay true to yourself.

Hope you enjoy my new page! Happy New Year everyone!
God bless
Linda

Get out the Horn and the Funny Hat

Get out the Horn and the Funny Hat
by Phyllis Jean Green
Thursday, December 21, 2006


Hopi Prophecy

The end of all Hopi ceremonialism will come when a "Kachina" removes his mask during a dance in the plaza before uninitiated children [the general public]. For a while there will be no more ceremonies, no more faith. Then Oraibi will be rejuvenated with its faith and ceremonies, marking the start of a new cycle of Hopi life.

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Look at us! We are the World!
So many races, so many nationalities,
so many voices joining in concert.
We sing, we argue, we laugh, we weep.
We lecture, we exhort, we rant
and we rave. Most of all, we share.
Our ups, our downs, our pasts.
Our hopes and our hurts.
Some of us spend December
trying to beat the heat. Some of us
draw near fire. Some of us celebrate
Hanukkah. Some of us set up
mangers and try to find the lyrics
to a Christmas carol. Some of us
are too busy begging for food to fill
our bellies to be concerned with dates.
Calendars are for the rich. Yes,
it feels like a sin to celebrate
anything. Each toy makes us see
a child who died, never having played.
But those of us who are lucky enough
to be able to connect over waves
and feel our stomachs fill
can’t help but feel our spirits lift
now and then. Want to lift others’!
Celebrate that we have the urge
to reach out. Can see, hear, touch.
Whether we give credit to God,
G_d, or a Great Spirit, Buddha
or some mysterious fire that burns
scarcely tended, we are given
moments that steal our breath. See.
an old oak soar, see a newborn
raise a tiny, star-shaped hand
already able to grasp. See tinsel
from a dollar store catch the light,
simple proof that light exists.
Life shouts Look! Listen! Feel!
Get a holiday, need to take
a break and soak up sun. Ski
or couch-potato, holding hands..
Gather loved ones and hug hard.
Find a way to give more
than we can give, then enjoy
the parade. Make our own holiday.
Make it count, make it last.
For most of us, a New Year
is on the way. Hallelujah !


(c) Phyllis Jean Green
December, 2006





Angels That Care

SO MANY BOOKS, SO LITTLE TIME

SO MANY BOOKS, SO LITTLE TIME
{just a few of the novels that have changed my life)

A Man in Full -- Tom Wolfe
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn – Betty Smith
Alice in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll
Al l Quiet on the Western Front ll -- Erich Maria Remarque
Beach Music & The Prince of Tides -- Pat Conroy
Body and Soul -- Frank Conroy
Cannery Row, East of Eden & The Grapes of Wrath -- John Steinbeck
Far from the Madding Crowd -- Thomas Hardy
Go Tell it on the Mountain – James Baldwin
Joy Luck Club – Amy Tan
Middlemarch -- George Eliot
Pickwick Papers, Hard Times, & Great Expectations -- Charles Dickens
Pride and Prejudice -- Jane Austen
Red Badge of Courage -- Stephen Crane
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter -- Carson McCullers
The Poisonwood Bible -- Barbara Kingsolver
The Great Gatsby -- F. Scott Fitzgerald
Billy Budd -- Herman Melville
The Good Earth – Pearl Buck
The Last of the Mohicans -- James Fenimore Cooper
The Accidental Tourist – Ann Tyler
To Kill a Mockingbird -- Harper Lee