But I Can See That Dark Horizon Looming...

Ever Close to View.
...and I know what it is
that made us live
such ordinary lives...
the where to go
the who to see
no one can sympathize...

You know,
I wouldn't trade it for the world,
but sometimes it is hard living with an artist's brain -- taking the loooooong-term view, in our fast-paced modern world of commerce. Still, I wouldn't change it, if I could.

An entertainment editor at the Daily Southtown Southtown Economist and I were discussing, one summer in the 80s, the playwright Sam Shepard (Ford Sheridan!). She liked him too, but said... he's dark.

"Life is dark" the younger me blurted.
She laughed. I wasn't trying to be funny.

Good to be thinking of life's darkness now, on the brightest days of the year. We've not gotten too hot here -- plenty of well-timed rain cooling us off, and keeping the farmers happy.

Happy Hump Day, if you're working,
and hope you had a wonderful Wednesday,
if you're keeping cool at home.