Monthly Archives: April 2024

Weird

Posted on April 30, 2024 by sputterpub

There used to be an umlaut on the “i”I read somewhere, and two beats in the word.The origin meant “wayward.” To applythat knowledge, when I saw it what I heardin mind was “way-erd.” That would satisfygood spelling, for “i,e” would … Continue reading →

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Desultory

Posted on April 29, 2024 by sputterpub

I’d made it past mid-century. My storywas more than halfway spun when I employeda word I’d only read – said “desultory”with accent wrong. I laughed, for I enjoyedthat token youthfulness. When I was tenI mispronounced determine “dee-ter-mine.”It tickled me that … Continue reading →

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Word Play

Posted on April 28, 2024 by sputterpub

My circumstance is more than adequate.Bestowed with time to ponder and enhancemy comprehension, I prepare to fitmy circumstance. I’ve solitude to sway in private dance.I’ve four days and home comfort for respite.No danger lurks and no one looks askance. I … Continue reading →

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Anticipating Serenity

Posted on April 27, 2024 by sputterpub

The one event that’s calendared todayis lunch with a companion dear to me.The weather’s soft and vernal – insects playin blossoms – through my window all I seelooks healthy, clean and stirring in the swayof breeze. Before and after lunch, … Continue reading →

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Grudging

Posted on April 26, 2024 by sputterpub

Conversing with my brother, we recalledoccasions when a loved one acted poorly:the time a sibling of the bride appalled;or when his wife tried hurting my kid sorely.I mentioned mine has not yet overhauledher heart to allocate forgiveness surely.Our tone was … Continue reading →

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After 3 Weeks

Posted on April 25, 2024 by sputterpub

I usually want readers for my verse,but some are just a memo of today,recording healing progress as I nursemyself (so slowly now), in cloud array.The problem with my foot’s not getting worse.Another week or so of rest, I’d say,will let … Continue reading →

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A Personal Tragedy in 3 Acts

Posted on April 24, 2024 by sputterpub

The baby triggered his pathology(or that’s the way his arc appears from here).Her birth engendered protectivity,erecting walls that ceiled the atmosphere,that met in peaks to close off light and air,and when the breathless spouse declared them done,the wound re-opened (one … Continue reading →

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Not My Job

Posted on April 23, 2024 by sputterpub

You seem to seek approval when you’re coarseor petulant. Rejecting self-controlyou fling or rant, and want me to endorsebehavior that’s repellant. You’re not drolland you’re not nice, and you’ll not earn respectbecause your hair is gray and you have wealth.I … Continue reading →

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Tree B Gone

Posted on April 22, 2024 by sputterpub

I heard the saw before I reached my blockon Saturday, and wondered at the sound.I turned the corner with a little shock,to see big chunks of trunk be brought to ground.I wondered how the tree had looked, leaf-crowned;I never paid … Continue reading →

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Barnacles

Posted on April 21, 2024 by sputterpub

“Benign” the doctor said, as he surveyedthe planes and creases of my ancient skin.“We call them barnacles” his voice conveyed –these torso bumps of decades’ origin.I let my fancy freewheel, and beginto circulate the concept in my skull.I took the … Continue reading →

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