Thought of the Day October 18, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

As fall deepens toward winter
One of the gifts of shorter days
Is not having to wake up early
To witness the dawn.

Yellow tree at dawn

Thought of the Day October 17, 2026

A bird on the macrame

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

I sit in my favorite chair
Surrounded by the thoughts
Of many old masters
Occupying myself
With their words
As I learn to see through them

Thought of the Day October 16, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

I speak
In an attempt
To share the world
With you while
Succeeding in arranging
Words about myself
As you hear
Memories you
Can never share.

An orchid set aflame

Thought of the Day October 15, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

Old man Farley is barking
At the rattling leaves again
Seeing deer in every flicker
Of yellow;
Interlopers with unknowable Intent
Who need to get of of his lawn…

Fall morning after overnight rain

Thought of the Day October 14, 2026

Darth Fawkes

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

The oaks here on Fox Hill
Gather the grey blanket of last night's storms
Pulled close with tightly knit limbs;
Their once green leaves now
Shrouded in damp waiting
For the dawn sun
To pull back the covers
Revealing the kaleidoscope
Of autumn

Thought of the Day October 13, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

I was washing dishes
This morning
When I dropped my carving fork.
Bright and shiny
I wasn't worried,
It'll be there when I look down
Alas it was not.
Certainly there,
Teaching the meaning
Of ungraspable;
This clever cutlery,
Having conspired with single socks,
Was nowhere to be found…

Forest flies dancing in the sunlight

Thought of the Day October 12, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

Buddha naps in a green chair
Chipmunks dance in the oak leaves;
Budai and Kwan Yin look on
As the pilot finds comfort in the moment

Nothing like a good napping chair

Thought of the Day October 11, 2026

The Concord at dusk

Dubie’s Thought of the Day:

We are a drop
Rejoining the still pool
This life
Is our ripples

Thought of the Day October 10, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

Without leaving home
The world remains unknowable;
Obstructed by walls

Tree shadows cast in autumn light

Thought of the Day October 9, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

All systems pass into extinction as the problems they solve are replaced by the problems they create.

Eating acorns in the light of an autumn morning.

Thought of the Day October 8, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

I like listening to chipmunks bark.
Intrepid little fellows
Declaring their space in a world
Full of bigger things; some of which
Would have them for dinner.

Yet there they are
Adding their voices to the chorus
Of frogs and crickets
Unfettered by the enormity
Of their circumstances.

Giants among small things

Thought of the Day October 7, 2026

Cold noses are best burried in warm paws…

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

To use our hands
In the production of widgets
Or ear skritches?
Where does our true value lie?

I suppose it just depends
On who you ask…

Thought of the Day October 6, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

The acorns plummet
As the oak leaves gently spin.
Though the golfballs
Are still scattered
And the chill is just a friendly hint,
I'm not waiting for the woolly bears to deliver their report.
The ferns have come in for winter.

Pink painted sunlit leaves

Thought of the Day October 5, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

I left the window open last night
And woke up to a chilly room.
Now the big dog is lying
On my toes
While the little guy is curled up
At my side;
Maybe I'll forget
To close the window again tonight…

A very big dog bed and its uses…

Thought of the Day October 4, 2026

Of cattails and flowers

Dubie’s Thought of the Day:

Cattail down floating
Leading the way of release
As the flower smiles