Category Archives: Aging

Recess

Posted on March 11, 2026 by sputterpub

I thought I’d dedicate today to rest –no exercise or writing, no commute.I’d be a sedentary girl – at best,I might acquire birthday gifts or fruit.But I have time – the shelf’s not destitute,and anniversaries are days away.I liked the … Continue reading →

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Catarrh?

Posted on March 10, 2026 by sputterpub

I used to know exactly how a coldproceeds in me, from throat to nose to chest.But unpredictable is growing old –less often ill but more allergic, messedin joint and hand strength, prone to bruise, cajoledby recollection. Am I sick? I … Continue reading →

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Present Tuesdays

Posted on March 4, 2026 by sputterpub

I go to work on Tuesday for no pay –the final phase in ending a careerI didn’t plan, that spanned until todaya half a century, it does appear.I put in half a day as volunteer,including lunch (good aliment and wine,and … Continue reading →

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Excess

Posted on March 2, 2026 by sputterpub

Abundant wine last Saturday, althoughaccompanied by lavish food and chat,resulted in an interrupted flowof recollection. Maybe worse than that,a headache bowed my neck and didn’t goaway until I slept and drank a vatof water. It should come as no surprisehow … Continue reading →

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Number

Posted on March 1, 2026 by sputterpub

When I was 12 or so, I liked the pool,adored the beach, and flourished at the lake.In southern California, after school,on weekends, and each summer we would taketo water, moving till our limbs were loose,our bodies empty, and we felt … Continue reading →

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Chilly Morning

Posted on February 27, 2026 by sputterpub

At half past 5 I rose to start the heat.That’s something that I’ve never done before.But age has made me shiver, and the feetof February walk with even morechill temperature than usual. We’re poorwithstanding cold; our windows are not storm.I … Continue reading →

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Pause

Posted on February 25, 2026 by sputterpub

I wish he had less stress and she less grief,but there’s not much for either I can do –they’re grown and have to manage their relief.I start to fret, and then admit that’s true.If I were dead, they’d find their … Continue reading →

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Angling

Posted on February 24, 2026 by sputterpub

I’m casting back to 43 years old,the age my youngest is, and as I lookaround for recollections lines might hold,I feel I need some substance for the hook.I may not find good memories to bookunless my research yields what I … Continue reading →

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After 45 Years

Posted on February 23, 2026 by sputterpub

While bagging life detritus with a friend,we reminisced about our younger daysin San Francisco – hours we would spendin bars, at toothsome lunches, our foraysfor pleasure after work, when we’d intendavoiding what home held. It was a phasewe savor, and … Continue reading →

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Her Ring

Posted on February 21, 2026 by sputterpub

This ring I took, by right. I wasn’t bold.She asked me many times to take a lookand after all, when life had lost its hold,this ring I took. Expected death is leaving no one shook;a century is more than most … Continue reading →

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