Category Archives: Home

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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Alleviation

Posted on February 26, 2026 by sputterpub

Succeeding minor stressors, things improved.The stink of rotting rodent was suppressed.Anxiety a loved one marked, that movedhim to feel overwhelmed, no longer messedhis attitude. The rain was not recessedbut transit ran. And though the final blockI walked in drenching storm, … Continue reading →

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Onion Quest

Posted on February 15, 2026 by sputterpub

Presented with 6 eggs a week ago,farm-laid and then conveyed by family,the motivation in me starts to growto use them in frittata. I can seehere cheese and spinach, and some broccoli,but needing onion I walk to the store.I buy ten … Continue reading →

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Privacy

Posted on February 13, 2026 by sputterpub

Succeeding 15 days of black-and-white,when paths were clear and absent shades of gray,and vacillation didn’t nudge despiteuncertain moments and a somber sway,I turned to sleep last night with appetitefor solitude I’ll satisfy today.We did the needful; now I look withinto … Continue reading →

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And Then

Posted on January 27, 2026 by sputterpub

No sooner am I home than I depart –a scanty sixteen hours, half in bed,are all I get before engagements start,and what ensues are five days out insteadof that for which I yearn. But I won’t dreadthe interruptions – they’re … Continue reading →

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Homing

Posted on January 26, 2026 by sputterpub

Today I travel home, by car to planeto train to bus, and then a little more –I’ll walk perhaps two blocks and I’ll obtainthe sanctuary that’s inside my door.I’ll carry dirty clothes and the refrainof fellowship with family, beforeI settle … Continue reading →

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Cash

Posted on January 22, 2026 by sputterpub

With 7 C-notes, that’s how she repaidme for 3 months of handling common bills.But it’s been years since I engaged in tradeinvolving currency. To shop instillsthe custom that the customer fulfillsa debt with card or smartphone. I’m too oldto want … Continue reading →

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Better Drainage

Posted on January 20, 2026 by sputterpub

I don’t ignore the changes to my site.I used to take on water through the brickor on an oaken threshold. At the heightof rainy season, ants ran fast and bold(I thought of flooded nest and swampy cold).I didn’t want that … Continue reading →

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Returning Home

Posted on January 18, 2026 by sputterpub

Returning home from family once more,I lock, I lower shade, I crank the chrometo draw a bath to warm my chilly core.Returning home. Not too agoraphobic, my syndromeis homing ever after I explore.And like today, I say it in a … Continue reading →

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In Appreciation

Posted on January 15, 2026 by sputterpub

I cannot be more fortunate than this:6 days alone at home, with spates of rainoutside. By emailed love and texted kissI was beset, with much to entertain.In solitude I reveled, and the blisswas more than I can fluently explain.I venture … Continue reading →

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