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Closing Day

Posted on June 2, 2021 by sputterpub

Expecting sale proceeds mid-week, I foundthe transfer happened half a day beforethe estimate. Now liquid funds abound,but I don’t have big purchases in mind,and I should bury assets in the ground(or mattress or financial firm account)to cover an emergency that’s … Continue reading →

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Day Off Ditty

Posted on May 27, 2021 by sputterpub

I slept in till 7 today –a symptom, a clue and a signthat lately I’m choosing to paythe price my affections define.For weeks I’ve consented to playall roles love and promise assign. I rose and read myself. I stress-confessed,and can’t … Continue reading →

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A Healthy Range

Posted on May 25, 2021 by sputterpub

The price I pay for shade is bloom delay.The cost of filtered sun is leggy limb.The plants are healthy, by and large, today,but parasols of eucalyptus dimthe light intensity, as redwood armsand jacaranda branches modulatethe brilliant zap that gooses as … Continue reading →

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Overgrowth

Posted on May 23, 2021 by sputterpub

The garden needs a pruning now, becausetoo little rain all winter had me turnthe sprinklers on so early. We’ll have lawsor regulations soon that we decreaseconsumption, and we hope it’s just a pause,but honestly, I think our climate’s toast.Too few … Continue reading →

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Time Leach

Posted on May 20, 2021 by sputterpub

I’ve been so happy with my set-up here,within the writer’s roost I always craved,afforded by the funds I earned and saved. The weather’s soft, the garden’s good, I’m nearall services and also paths unpaved.I’ve been so happy with my set-up … Continue reading →

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Wake Up Caw

Posted on May 18, 2021 by sputterpub

The din disturbed my sleep at ten to six.It issued from a raucous flock of crows.I like their shiny black, their clever tricks,but noise and splats of shit I don’t receiveso well. There doesn’t seem to be a fix –I … Continue reading →

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Mat

Posted on May 7, 2021 by sputterpub

The moment I awoke I raised the blindas usual, to garden-start the day.My vision snagged on novelty – the kindI can’t ignore and don’t adore. What’s newis just a mat outside a door, designedto clash with every natural garden hue.The … Continue reading →

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From a Fan Fan

Posted on May 1, 2021 by sputterpub

I thought my little cottage needed screens –I had them on the wish list from the start.But reconstruction soaked up all my meansbefore we got to insect blocks. In partI was okay with screen delay – they thwartthe bugs but … Continue reading →

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Cardboard Mystery

Posted on April 27, 2021 by sputterpub

So now the students share the bins with me.They even pull them, early, to the curb.I wrote – they sent sincere apology,and I thought (prematurely) they could learn(in spite of their hysteria at beesthey misidentified as hornet hordes).But when I … Continue reading →

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Conditional Release

Posted on April 20, 2021 by sputterpub

If we believe reports about the shot,I must be 95% immuneright now, but no one knows how long we’ve gotbefore protection lapses, or how soona variant will conquer. May and Juneare clear for me – July without a doubt.I’d better … Continue reading →

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