Author Archives: sputterpub

Stretch

The practice wasn’t hard and didn’t takemuch time away from other morning moves.And nearly every pose she had me makeproduced a sense of wellness. It improvesmy balance and my attitude to waketo lengthening; my spine the act behooves.Infirm or frail … Continue reading

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Avo-Challah

A tide of challah-making has besetthe families I foisted on the world.Inspired by late hate, one kid has lether mind expand her heritage, and hurledherself full-tilt. A month ago I madethe first, on Friday kneading, punching down.She joined for shape … Continue reading

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Like Minds

I understand the satisfaction feltin ordering the playing cards from handto winning solitaire. I watch. I melt.I understand. He’s 5 years old, and softly he’ll demandno auto-finish. From the moment dealthe wants array the way the maker planned. He hosts … Continue reading

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All Kinds of Kind

An idiot savant is somewhat wise.A child can perceive what many won’t.A moron might be hired to advise.It’s more a case of wherefore than of don’t.Cognition comes in any type of form.Insanity is rarely absolute.And as for nailing down a … Continue reading

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One Morning

Concluding I had too much on my plate,on rising I eliminated some.The temperature was up, I had a datefor lunch, and I was feeling kind of numb.But 90 minutes later, so much freighthad been cleared off I couldn’t feel a … Continue reading

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Synchrony

I bought my cottage 18 years ago.I fancied its seclusion and the site –it nestles in a corner and there growout front varieties of green delight.There’s peace and quiet here till recently.The boundaries by which my place is tuckednow sport … Continue reading

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Ripeness

I must have bought too soon. Each apricotI ate last month was like a tease to me.The color was inviting, but I gotin flavor an imperfect quality.The velvet skin and golden tone was notan indication of sweet pungency.It took until … Continue reading

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Past Problems Present Ploys

I certainly don’t want us to returnto good-old-days when children weren’t heard,and women knew their place and couldn’t earn,and Master was a titulary word.Of mental health we then had much to learn,but consciousness can generate absurddegrees of understanding and excuse,cascading … Continue reading

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Brother Colleague Friend

A dozen years ago, I put the reinsand office ownership into his hands.Though time and he have changed it, he maintainsa waning practice. And he understandsenough to earn enough to compensatehimself, another, me for daily calland half a day there, … Continue reading

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Combative

Whenever I in speech appreciatea day off after office work or kids,my interlocutor is bound to statethat nothing in my circumstance forbidsdevoting nearly every day to me.And that was even true ere I retired –my busyness is picked deliberately;by diverse … Continue reading

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