blue shirt........................Everyday in the late
afternoon,
soft fur...........................He called me from his
studio.
warm milk......................He never came back to the house during
the day,
the sound of water.........although his studio,
rain................................was just outside the walls of
Octatillo.
cold water...................... blood stains.................... brown grass on the hills... a flowered dress.............. a glass of beer................. sleep............................... background noise............ low flying planes............. intermittent pain............... the holes that the woodpeckers made.... warm sun......................... a red front door................ sweet butter........................ ............................ making things.................... a white shirt....................... making love...................... the children laughing.......... blue jeans......................... potato soup...................... nausea.............................. footprints.......................... unwashed windows........... the pine trees overhead...... walking............................. riding................................ the horizon........................