Author Archives: sputterpub

Confident Error

Posted on January 19, 2024 by sputterpub

Three common nouns, the doctor said aloud.The patient tried to park them in his head.They talked of other things – they here-and-now’d,and drew a bit, and even backwards-read.The doctor then requested he recitethe words provided at the session’s start.With confidence, … Continue reading →

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A Good Call

Posted on January 18, 2024 by sputterpub

Among the birthday messages and calls(appreciated, sure, but like a listto monitor, who’d sooner dance in thrallsof solitude, by words and puzzles blissed),the hour spent with one who wasn’t missed,the paramour from 50 years ago,then twice-refused, a different row to … Continue reading →

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8th Day

Posted on January 17, 2024 by sputterpub

As if the sabbath happened one day late,last Tuesday was the yoga day of rest.We breathed and stretched so slowly on Day 8,twelve hundred seconds wasn’t any testof stamina. But time to sense the stateof sinew, bone, and muscle was … Continue reading →

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Labeless

Posted on January 16, 2024 by sputterpub

Some time ago, I took to posting verseeach day. The rhyme and meter rang in me.I didn’t need more sonnets to rehearse,so I indulged in a varietyof forms. I gained familiaritywith 6- to 10-line stanzas, song and round,and typed the … Continue reading →

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It’s Going Well

Posted on January 15, 2024 by sputterpub

It’s going well, although there’s one small testahead, which will not discommode or smell.The phrase that captures life this week the best?It’s going well. I love my work, my kids, the place I dwell.I don’t sleep long at night, but … Continue reading →

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The Annual

Posted on January 14, 2024 by sputterpub

Attending to the guidelines, quantitiesand measurements, screening protocol,for 40 minutes I gave historiesand answers. I posed questions after all,about the aging symptoms – phlegm and sneezeand ready bruising, breath and ethanol.I left relieved, unchanged, with nothing wincing,resolved to increase daily … Continue reading →

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Failure to Learn

Posted on January 13, 2024 by sputterpub

She took her time committing to the work,but now she’s gym-bound twice a week or more.She learned the benefits – she’s not a jerk –but won’t apply the lesson. I’d imploreabout home yoga, but she’ll just ignoreat best; or worse, … Continue reading →

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On the First Ten Days

Posted on January 12, 2024 by sputterpub

On January 2, I started inwith 30 days of yoga where I dwell.Day Zero – New Year’s – led me to begin,and I choose 30 lines to show & tellroutine I know will lead to feeling well.Intending to compose dizains … Continue reading →

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Paper Chains

Posted on January 11, 2024 by sputterpub

The afternoon was gray. Without was rain.Within I kept 2 children company.Observing we could make a paper chain,first 6 endorsed, approved by almost-3.We found some colored paper in 5 shades,a roll of tape and scissors I could use(to cut effectively … Continue reading →

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A Rage Roundel

Posted on January 10, 2024 by sputterpub

You never thought your cousin would reply,and yet you sent resentment, overwroughtand angry, heels dug in, about to cry.You never thought… You knew you should suppress the impulse, fraughtwith indignation, shrapnel in your eye,flailing blind, forgetting that you taught us … Continue reading →

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