Category Archives: Aging

400 Months in the Making

Posted on December 16, 2024 by sputterpub

At what age does the child comprehendthe parent is a person who can livein panorama, as the years extenduntil the kid can venture to forgive?Perhaps it happens when he starts to bendto parenthood himself, in stress’s sieve.Or maybe it will … Continue reading →

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How to Have a Cold

Posted on December 3, 2024 by sputterpub

For decades every cold progressed the same –Day 1 dry throat, and then a load of snot,resulting in a lasting cough, with name bronchitis (wracking, shuddering I gotand even hurt my torso once or twice),but I was younger then and … Continue reading →

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New Old Normal

Posted on December 2, 2024 by sputterpub

I ventured out and walked, and I got wet.The rain was torrenting but still I went.I knew where I was going I would get dried off, and I had extra clothes. Intenton buying snacks and boarding bus and train,I let … Continue reading →

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Pedestrian Power

Posted on December 1, 2024 by sputterpub

As far back as my memory extends,I’ve liked to be in my own room, withinmy home. But I soon learned my joy dependson leaving to return to origin.Appreciation rests on change, and spendsin wasting sediment. What’s more, I winreal ownership … Continue reading →

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Her Nastiness

Posted on November 28, 2024 by sputterpub

A specialist in negativity,she’s honed her attitude for 60 years.Her nasty childhood pathologyinspired her toward safety, it appears.In love and life she chose to blunt her fears,which bored her and embittered how she thought.Her pretty face has twisted, and her … Continue reading →

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Bucket Cup

Posted on November 25, 2024 by sputterpub

I got reminded viewing my own verse.I read some lines I drafted just last week,and triggered memory that could be worse,regarding images I’ve set to seek.I’m nothing medical, yet I can nursetoday intention that is not uniquefor me but cherished. … Continue reading →

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Obscure Clarity

Posted on November 20, 2024 by sputterpub

Some minor inconveniences this weekhave over-occupied a tired soul.Computer glitch, discovered drainpipe leak,and need to make two calls to put controlwhere fit, have seemed to charge a hefty toll,and left the bearer feeling quite upset.Today’s assignment’s to review the role,unplug … Continue reading →

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Uneasy

Posted on November 19, 2024 by sputterpub

Uneasy when there was no quick reply:she’d flown across the continent, and Ijust longed to read my girl had safe-arrived…And also, Mom had fallen. She survived,but even tearing skin, at ninety-nine,is serious, and so concern was mine.When she did not … Continue reading →

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His CV

Posted on November 13, 2024 by sputterpub

He landed in construction after school.His liberal arts degree led to no chair.He’d learned to use most any kind of toolfrom summer jobs encountered everywhere.The labor exercised his arms and mood.His skills advanced with every passing year.And years did pass … Continue reading →

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What the Record Reveals

Posted on November 10, 2024 by sputterpub

A browse through media that illustratethe poems I’ve posted to the cloud for yearspresents a picture used when I last ateAmoxicillin (4 years back). My fearsare justified – last night’s 3 hour spateof nausea and heartburn now appearsto come from … Continue reading →

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