Monthly Archives: June 2022

Reverse Rivalry

Posted on June 10, 2022 by sputterpub

Anticipating rivalry, we paidattention to the older sibling’s need.We lavished love on baby, but we madea ton of time for four years old, indeed.We answered every query and we played.His sweetness helped our efforts to succeed.We never dreamed, at five … Continue reading →

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Immigrant

Posted on June 9, 2022 by sputterpub

A white rose that I know I didn’t plantemerged outside my kitchen recently.I don’t choose roses – me they don’t enchant,though I regard this garden decently.I’m not a fan of foliage like theirs,and I’d prefer to live without the thorns,but … Continue reading →

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Like a Set

Posted on June 8, 2022 by sputterpub

In 1944, when it was made,the owner was permitted to constructa cottage in the yard, on level grade,and in the northeast corner it was tuckedagainst two boundaries, beneath the shadeof trees and vines, rough-cornered and good-lucked.It’s like a set for … Continue reading →

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Nice Neighbor Noise

Posted on June 7, 2022 by sputterpub

I opt to walk and dislike windy storm,so I elect to dwell without a view.I hunker in a garden, shaded, warm,but miss eclipse and pyrotechnics, too.And walkable means density. It’s true:diversity my neighborhood enjoys.So I can spy and eavesdrop on … Continue reading →

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If You Were Organized

Posted on June 6, 2022 by sputterpub

If you were organized, you would have guessedthe closest are the favorites, realizedwhen I said “help yourself,” not to my best!If you were organized… You grabbed the first you found. I was surprised.If I were you I’d choose among the … Continue reading →

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North Wall

Posted on June 5, 2022 by sputterpub

The gate was open and I took a peek.The house was empty. No one was around.My little cottage, tiny and unique,abuts their yard and decorates their ground.I never see my north side. Is it sound?I gazed at painted boards and … Continue reading →

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Huitain and Ottava Rima

Posted on June 4, 2022 by sputterpub

When I embarked upon this House Arrestassignment, I explored a hundred sortsof metered rhyming verse. Although I’m bestrehearsed in sonnets, I attempted formsI hadn’t tried and some I never guessedexisted – it was like a daily quiz.I found, as days … Continue reading →

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Exposure

Posted on June 3, 2022 by sputterpub

We walked last night into our mother’s placeand saw her on the couch – she’s 96and usually upon her feet. Her facelooked pallid, tired. As we hugged and kissedher stooping over she announced a caseof Covid, in acquaintance from her … Continue reading →

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What: We Worry?

Posted on June 2, 2022 by sputterpub

The marks of age surprise me even now,when I’ve been senior over seven years.I’m startled every time I meet with howtoo readily I’m injured. Like my peersI’m quick to bruise and slow to mend. My browis corrugated just as worry … Continue reading →

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Saying Goodbye to Cable

Posted on June 1, 2022 by sputterpub

I’ve paid for cable TV 30 years,and all my life I’ve used a landline phone.And as for Comcast Internet, it nearsabout as long as cable in my home.It’s primitive, I know, but many peersare likewise habit- and nostalgia-prone.My son stepped … Continue reading →

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