Author Archives: sputterpub

Wrench

Posted on February 1, 2026 by sputterpub

I thought I knew the plans for several daysahead, but recent circumstances threwa curve I can’t avoid, to skew my ways.I thought I knew. I’ll travel home. The acts that then ensuedepend on what a hospital conveys.Already I detect a … Continue reading →

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Receiving

Posted on January 31, 2026 by sputterpub

My resolutions tend to flow top-down,but this snuck up and now surprises me.What bubbles from my belly to my crown,and there takes root and grows emphatically,is wishful learning from proximity.I will receipt from neither film nor book.A fact from someone … Continue reading →

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Spectacle

Posted on January 30, 2026 by sputterpub

I seldom catch a ride above the bay.My normal route is underneath, on BART.But recently, I rode the bridge. The daywas bright and as the sun began to startto sink among a planar cloud array,the solar underlighting mimicked smartdesign of … Continue reading →

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The Skeptic’s Optimism

Posted on January 29, 2026 by sputterpub

I ought to be a pessimist, and yetmy serotonin levels must be high.I’ve never been depressed, and blue moods getbrief tenancy in me. Oh I can cryat tragedy, and worries may besetthat loved ones won’t prevail at what they try.But … Continue reading →

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Overfull

Posted on January 28, 2026 by sputterpub

An office day and then a meal with Mom,succeeded by this trek across the bay(with three legs), now I’m stretching to stay calm –for after travel, there’s a cost to payabove the fare and food, in timing’s flay.I’ll follow with … Continue reading →

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And Then

Posted on January 27, 2026 by sputterpub

No sooner am I home than I depart –a scanty sixteen hours, half in bed,are all I get before engagements start,and what ensues are five days out insteadof that for which I yearn. But I won’t dreadthe interruptions – they’re … Continue reading →

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Homing

Posted on January 26, 2026 by sputterpub

Today I travel home, by car to planeto train to bus, and then a little more –I’ll walk perhaps two blocks and I’ll obtainthe sanctuary that’s inside my door.I’ll carry dirty clothes and the refrainof fellowship with family, beforeI settle … Continue reading →

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Personal Gain

Posted on January 25, 2026 by sputterpub

This daily poetry can’t all be great,though I condition for integrity.More often than a piece to celebrate,it’s used to store minutia about me.My current mood or some activityI wish to recollect will float this boat.I’m quietly enjoying victory,implying, lest these … Continue reading →

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Inability to Relax

Posted on January 24, 2026 by sputterpub

I sat beside her in the restaurant,engaging with my patience at a maxthrough maze of menu choosing what she’d want,though knowing she’d complain at the attacksof too much food or noise. The woman lacksmost hearing, and cognition’s inward-turned.I tried but … Continue reading →

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Home Stretch

Posted on January 23, 2026 by sputterpub

The circumstance that makes this age so fine,you say, is you can drop the social poseand be yourself. But that’s no goal of mine.I never could be other, and I choseand labored to be truly seen. My lineis not achieving … Continue reading →

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