Monthly Archives: November 2011

Dragonfly

Posted on November 15, 2011 by sputterpub

I am attracted to the dancing rhythm of alternating 7-beat lines with 5s. Sometimes I indulge that attraction. I started this one when I was 43, recollecting 20 years ago then. I remember Feather River camping in July. Creek and … Continue reading →

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Entropy

Posted on November 14, 2011 by sputterpub

If I’m ever going to be bilingual, and it’s a semi-goal, my second language will be Spanish. I spent formative years in Chula Vista, where my exposure was so consistent that I could read it at an elementary level, and … Continue reading →

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Construction

Posted on November 11, 2011 by sputterpub

I made a little cottage out of straw and then I raised an edifice of sticks. They each accommodated natural law, and nothing stood until I built of bricks. For straw is fodder for the beastly cud, and sticks are … Continue reading →

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The Key to the Kingdom

Posted on November 10, 2011 by sputterpub

Once upon a time there was a kind and prosperous king, whose only child was a daughter. The king had a queen who doesn’t figure into the story very much, except that she lived long enough never to saddle her … Continue reading →

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Sleep Scenes

Posted on November 9, 2011 by sputterpub

I wondered while walking, a few weeks ago, about the origins of our words dream and nightmare. It appears that dream is one of those elemental words, that means itself. You know: the succession of images that pass through your … Continue reading →

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Evolution Valley

Posted on November 8, 2011 by sputterpub

I’m sitting in a valley in the sun, indulging heels that brought me to this place where folks are few and media are none, and all around the planet shows its face to me, with patterned walls of rock and … Continue reading →

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Wondering

Posted on November 7, 2011 by sputterpub

They say whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. They say bad news often works out to be the best thing that could have happened to you. They’re often right. I suspect I was born fierce and skeptical, but maybe … Continue reading →

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Subsonics

Posted on November 4, 2011 by sputterpub

This poem describes why I used to go camping. Nowadays my urges for quiet privacy are satisfied by spending time in my one-room cottage. Can’t you sense pathetic undertones whenever you associate with men? And can’t you hear the women’s … Continue reading →

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The Bard of Wherever

Posted on November 3, 2011 by sputterpub

I really don’t care who wrote the plays and sonnets we attribute to Shakespeare. It’s not like we’re paying royalties to his family. It would be satisfying to grant credit where it’s due, but that’s not what’s important. The work … Continue reading →

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If I Were a Job Creator

Posted on November 2, 2011 by sputterpub

I’ve mentioned it recently, but I really must insist: No. We can’t let this one get by us. “Rich” does not equal “job creator.” We all know that the big companies, already enjoying tax subsidies, have cut the number of … Continue reading →

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