Category Archives: Cognition

Invisible Partners

Posted on May 26, 2021 by sputterpub

My personal computer can restartitself, without command or aim from me.My iPad and my cellphone are so smart,their updates relegate to historyan app or two I bought deliberately.I purchased the equipment, but indeed,a phantom partner runs output and feed. (Rhyme … Continue reading →

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Anticipation

Posted on March 28, 2021 by sputterpub

I like to think I’m flexible, althoughI’m slow to welcome change or a surprise.Anticipation makes my fancy glow –I hardly need a plan to actualize.The forward look is candy for my eyes,so much of promised pleasure is conveyed,that though I … Continue reading →

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Identity

Posted on March 6, 2021 by sputterpub

My daughter had no hair when she emerged.What grew in that first year was dusky gold.A blue-eyed blonde she was, till fancy urgedexperiments with tints the drugstore sold.In time her natural color toned light brown,and later locks of silver threaded … Continue reading →

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Word Dimension

Posted on March 5, 2021 by sputterpub

In love with language all my life, I’ve learned a lot of origins. I studied Greek and Latin, read Old Norse, and even turned a little toward the Sanskrit, with a peek at proto-English etymology. I’ve always been a reader, … Continue reading →

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Repetition

Posted on March 4, 2021 by sputterpub

It’s known if monkey see, then monkey do.That’s how small apes and babies learn to be.So watch yourself – your boy is watching you. You act like you expect your words, if true,to be the way he learns. But don’t … Continue reading →

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About Eyesight

Posted on February 12, 2021 by sputterpub

Our vision captures objects when they move.We notice what we’ve lately had in mind.That leaves a wealth of world to which we’re blind. If pregnancy or injury’s your groove,you’ll keep on seeing others of your kind.Our vision captures objects when … Continue reading →

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Poetic Forms

Posted on February 1, 2021 by sputterpub

I may have overdone the sonnet form:expressing my ideas in 14 lines.Of late it’s like a cogitating norm –an octave of descriptive thought combineswith resolution’s salve, confusion’s storm,or declarations sharp as porcupines.Perhaps I need to vary how much inkI use, … Continue reading →

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High Horse

Posted on September 12, 2020 by sputterpub

I love your love and value your respectbut honestly, your vehemence is dire.I need your ears and heart – I don’t expectdefensive bold assertions, and your irebecomes a force that forces me to pause.It’s like I never own my own … Continue reading →

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To Sleep

Posted on July 15, 2020 by sputterpub

I think I like to sleep, but I’m not there to judge; it’s only as I start to fall to slumber, that I’m comfortably aware my latest thoughts are what I can’t recall. As I relax, I set my hands … Continue reading →

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Pretending (HA 110 Sestina)

Posted on July 5, 2020 by sputterpub

It takes a while for catastrophe to be accepted by the human mind. We may react reflexively at once, the way we mindlessly pull back from burn, but full acceptance is a slower deal. At first we try to bargain … Continue reading →

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