Category Archives: Aging

Scrabble Phone

Posted on October 3, 2023 by sputterpub

I played a Scrabble game with familyon Sunday, as it rained outside their place.I saw them looking at their phones – all three –a little funny and a small disgrace.Desiring memory of every face,I didn’t shout. I chuckled an appeal … Continue reading →

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Lost in Dream

Posted on October 1, 2023 by sputterpub

I dreamt last night my toddler was misplaced.I saw her last with toys upon the floor.Pursuing treasures small, she crawling chasedsome marbles and then sought a little more.And I lost track of her – my dreaming tourwent elsewhere. I awoke … Continue reading →

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Diversion

Posted on September 30, 2023 by sputterpub

I had to overhear the arguments –there wasn’t any room to get away.Disparity in their intelligencewas always large, but now the field of grayhas shrunk to black-&-white. Denied dismayin one promotes false attitude and naps.The other runs to growth and … Continue reading →

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10 Sneezes

Posted on September 21, 2023 by sputterpub

The symptoms – evening time a clot of phlegm,and midnight dryness in my throat or nose.Then every day at nearly 8 a.m.I count 10 sneezes till the mucus flows.I wonder if I’m ill or should supposeI’m aging into local allergies.But … Continue reading →

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47

Posted on September 17, 2023 by sputterpub

Two score and seven after giving birth,I choose these words to publicize a childmy husband and I loosed upon the earthwho’s always been a force, and seldom mild.In some ways she reminded me of me,but we’re as unalike in wit … Continue reading →

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Gratuitous Malice

Posted on September 15, 2023 by sputterpub

I know she’s fueled by malice and complaint.I’ve watched her all my life, and heard a lotof judgment, criticism – nothing faintor circumspect, and not to be forgot.Though motes of truth were scattered in her shot,unduly mean but not a … Continue reading →

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Resisting Meds

Posted on September 14, 2023 by sputterpub

I bought black market drugs some years ago,when I was young and laws had not yet passed.Back then, of course there was no way to knowtheir provenance – who held them next to last.But that was better than Big Pharma’s … Continue reading →

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Is It Too Soon?

Posted on September 11, 2023 by sputterpub

Is it too soon to put my nightclothes on,at 2 p.m. on Sunday afternoon?It’s light outside but all my vigor’s gone.Is it too soon? My stamina is low enough to swoon.I’ve wrangled stimulated kids since dawn.We danced around like we … Continue reading →

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Tolls of Old

Posted on September 10, 2023 by sputterpub

When I was young, the bridge tolls were so low,we often paid with coin before we crossed.The money went from driver-side windowto hand of bridge employee. Some had grinsand others friendly words they would bestow.At times we paid the toll … Continue reading →

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Petulant People

Posted on September 6, 2023 by sputterpub

They called the generation Great, who boreas children the Depression, and then foughta few years later in the awful war(that birthed the bomb) in which the world was caught.But speaking as a child of that lot,before the last of them … Continue reading →

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