Author Archives: sputterpub

One More Lock

Posted on September 26, 2023 by sputterpub

I froze my credit. I secured each door.I spoke to fraud departments and – oh wait!Although I see no evidence of moreintrusion, looking at the redwood gate,I note it isn’t latched the way I’m sureI left it last. I’m strengthening … Continue reading →

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Before and During

Posted on September 25, 2023 by sputterpub

Eight days before today, I wrote these words,expecting when it publishes I’ll beat table watching feeders ringed with birds,and interacting with a familyI fly to now with loving frequency –four days, five hundred miles in the air.I write expecting equanimity … Continue reading →

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The Rabies Metaphor

Posted on September 24, 2023 by sputterpub

I learned about a rabies incident –the victim of a mad dog didn’t getthe painful gut injections that preventthe hydrophobia that will besetand, odds are, take the life of who was bit.The doctors had to battle, one-by-one,each dire symptom as … Continue reading →

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The Gift

Posted on September 23, 2023 by sputterpub

Ungracious me, I’m sure I didn’t thankmy friend enough for giving me a purseI’d rather pick myself, if I am frank.For truth be told, my losses were no curse.It wasn’t hard to notify the bank.To find replacements I am not … Continue reading →

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Summer Weather Report

Posted on September 22, 2023 by sputterpub

My family in Oregon have friedthis summer, as the Northwest veers to warm.And East Coast relatives have all suppliedcomplaints of smoke and ash from firestorm.But here this year we’re comfortable outside.The weather has been mimicking our norm.The atmosphere is sick. … Continue reading →

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10 Sneezes

Posted on September 21, 2023 by sputterpub

The symptoms – evening time a clot of phlegm,and midnight dryness in my throat or nose.Then every day at nearly 8 a.m.I count 10 sneezes till the mucus flows.I wonder if I’m ill or should supposeI’m aging into local allergies.But … Continue reading →

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Insensitive

Posted on September 20, 2023 by sputterpub

The sympathy’s appreciated. Butit leads me to believe I ought to feelmore grief and insecurity at whatoccurred last week. The violation’s real,yet I’m serene in cranium and gut;this thievery’s a petty kind of deal.A mess suggests whoever played a partwas … Continue reading →

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Retaking Monday

Posted on September 19, 2023 by sputterpub

The violation must have taken placeon Friday over night, while I was goneto children and their children, to embraceyoung torsos and the games they’re doting on.The Sunday morning mess and loss, at dawndiscovered, brought denial, then dismay,but not for long. … Continue reading →

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The Mess

Posted on September 18, 2023 by sputterpub

Arriving home, the first clue was the gate,but maybe neighbor Sally missed the latchwhen she replaced the nozzle we both hate.The second oddity I didn’t catchuntil I glanced outside at half past eight –my laundry door ajar that gaped a … Continue reading →

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47

Posted on September 17, 2023 by sputterpub

Two score and seven after giving birth,I choose these words to publicize a childmy husband and I loosed upon the earthwho’s always been a force, and seldom mild.In some ways she reminded me of me,but we’re as unalike in wit … Continue reading →

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