One a Day: Daily poetry and journal posts: Caledonia Golf Club Myrtle Beach SC

I don’t write in a journal everyday, but I have accumulated many entries over the past 50+ years beginning in 1966. Some items evolved into longer works. Among the leftovers little pieces survived. I thought a collection of these with a piece culled from the same date in a past year would make an interesting yearbook. The consistencies and inconsistencies of mind, skipping back and forth across time, provide varied perspectives. It is difficult to remember the context of the past we’ve lived; we also make suppositions about times that predate ourselves.

The few alterations from original drafts were to improve clarity. The worst of my work is not included. There remains enough mediocrity and immaturity to make me feel humble and you feel smart. There are also moments of accidental insight and incidental humor.

Author Stephen Crane referred to his little pieces as pills…apparently they were small and somewhat hard to swallow, but good for you.

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Thursday, June 8, 2017

Caledonia Golf Club Myrtle Beach SC

from this week in June 2009 (I was 64)

Caledonia Golf Club Myrtle Beach SC

Today the course was the most scenic we’ve ever seen it. It was vibrant in floral colors against lush greens of the forest and the fairways. The creeks and ponds were varied shades of blue under the changing skies. The maintenance crew had it in impeccable shape. New Tifdwarf Bermuda greens were in excellent condition and very fast. Seeing it again refreshed the memory of a layout with an impressive variety of holes and challenging fun play. It’s obvious that the steady diet of evening rains have benefited every course we’ve played this year. No carts allowed in the parking lot was a minor aggravation. I skipped afternoon play but Dan went out alone to play Thistle, always a treat during the golden hours of dusk.