Author Archives: sputterpub

May Garden

Posted on May 24, 2022 by sputterpub

It’s time to turn the sprinklers on. TodayI checked the settings and I flipped the switch.We used to wait until the end of May,but winter didn’t pour on rain enough.The situation elsewhere’s worse. They saythat west of Rocky Mountains all … Continue reading →

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Feeling Yesterday

Posted on May 23, 2022 by sputterpub

I felt fantastic yesterday, as soonas I returned from overnight with kids.I walked into my place at nearly noon,unpacked my little bag, and met my sibsto visit Mom and lunch with cousins missedfor two pandemic years. My appetitereceived good food, … Continue reading →

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800 Days

Posted on May 22, 2022 by sputterpub

Somebody liked a poem of mine today.It sounded unfamiliar. I reviewed.I’d posted it some weeks ago, but theyapproved it now. I’m grateful but subdued.I don’t recall the stanza, though it’s mine;I recognize the style, recollectthe thinking when composing every line,but … Continue reading →

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Reflection

Posted on May 21, 2022 by sputterpub

I’ve noticed that I’m quick to recognizein others faults I know myself to own.I’m watching you observe disorganizedbehavior in your partner, but you’re knownfor such yourself. Does that make any sense?And don’t you see the other needless coursehe demonstrates? How … Continue reading →

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Frankism

Posted on May 20, 2022 by sputterpub

“Let me be frank,” our father used to state.Or “I’ll be frank with you.” We smile/groaned.For though a candid man, his natal fatewas carrying the word as name. Intonedright after that was when he often taughtus how to care for … Continue reading →

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Battle Chill

Posted on May 19, 2022 by sputterpub

I’m feeling cold more deeply than I didwhen I was young. I always liked the chill.As far as I remember, as a kid,I welcomed winter and derived a thrillfrom longer nights and storms that didn’t kill.Of late I’ve been avoiding … Continue reading →

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A Day Off

Posted on May 18, 2022 by sputterpub

My customary Wednesday’s somewhat tough.I have to leave too early for my taste.I’d rather do my exercise and stuffinvolving puzzles, yet I must commuteto love and care for one I won’t rebuff.But she and hers are hunkering alonetoday, exposed of … Continue reading →

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‘Rona Redux

Posted on May 17, 2022 by sputterpub

The former nanny babysat last week.She’s trusted but there may have been a lapse.She wasn’t feeling perfect, didn’t seeka test except at home (they’re known for gaps).That evening took her to the hospital.The ER staff found out the causativewas kidney … Continue reading →

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In 1854

Posted on May 16, 2022 by sputterpub

In 1854, conditions metlow expectations. City health was poor.The gutters teemed with filth and rife was debtin 1854. Most lives were hard, with vermin having morethan populations starved and stunted, fretwith grief and squalor, mangled, tangled, sore. My recourse now … Continue reading →

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Listening

Posted on May 15, 2022 by sputterpub

I listen closely to my body now.I give it extra morning time to tellme what it wants and where it aches and howit needs to rest or move to feeling well.Today I shuffled early in a spellof near decrepitude in … Continue reading →

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