Author: Alex Diaz-Granados
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Where Time’s Winds Blow – A Poem
Where Time’s Winds Blow (A poem inspired by the Reunion Duology) Where time’s winds blow That’s where you are; Your bright eyes glow Like distant stars. I call your name And there you are; In time’s freeze frame Caught from afar. Where time’s winds blow Things cannot last; We come and we go Like ships…
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, October 19, 2023, or: A Quick Look at My Current TBW List
Late Morning, Thursday, October 19, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, everyone. It’s a cool autumn day here in Florida. Currently, the temperature outside is 75°F/24°C under sunny skies. If the forecast for today holds true, it should be an enjoyable day – skies are expected to be mostly sunny, and the high will be 83°F/28°C. There’s…
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Tempus Fugit: Yesterday Was My Mom’s 95th Birthday….
Yesterday was my mother’s 95th birthday. She, of course, is no longer here. She died in the early morning of Sunday, July 19, 2015, after a five-year struggle with dementia and the effects of a long and eventually failed recovery from an operation to repair her spine. I do my best not to dwell on…
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Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, October 18, 2023, or: An Unexpected Need to Nap
Late Morning, Wednesday, October 18, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, there, folks. It’s a quiet and chilly October morning here in the Tampa Bay area. As I write this, the temperature outside is 63°F/17°C under sunny skies. That cold front that passed through earlier this week must have been a strong one; the skies will continue…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, October 17, 2023, or: Weather, Walks and Writing Challenges
Late Afternoon/Early Evening, Tuesday, October 17, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, all. It’s late afternoon – early evening, really, on a somewhat cook – by Florida standards, anyway – October day. The sun is still out but it’s already low over the western horizon, and the temperature is 70°F/22°C. It’s not unpleasant – in fact, it…
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Morning, Mid-October 2023 (A Haiku)
Golden yellow sun And clear cerulean blue skies Bring fall’s cold greetings.
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October Nightmares & Fears (A Haiku)
In full dark, no stars; Dreams turn into bleak nightmares, And fear stabs at me.
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A Walk in Mid-October: A Haiku
Sunlit spaces beckon me; Grassy expanses filled with leaves Falling from the trees.
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, October 15, 2023, or: It’s Beginning to Feel (a Bit) Like Autumn
Midday-Early Afternoon, Sunday, October 15, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hey, everybody. I hope you’re all doing well on this second Sunday in October. It’s quiet and tranquil in my room as I write this, and if the temperature outside matches what my computer’s Weather app indicates, it’s beginning to feel a little bit like autumn –…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, October 14, 2023, or: Music for Rest & Relaxation
Afternoon, Saturday, October 14, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, everyone. I hope your weekend is off to a good start on this second Saturday in October 2023. I don’t have much to report, except to say that I’m going to take the day off from writing. I’m a bit fatigued, and I (obviously) can’t write well…
A Certain Point of View, Too 