Category Archives: Love

About Mom, With Love

Her life was long, and satisfying too.She lost her mom too soon but didn’t setthat fate upon us offspring – we’d the viewand words till elderly ourselves. She mether end in morphine nap, but had five scoreof years, and though … Continue reading

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Stay in Your Lane

I tend to pay attention when you speak,and that’s not something that I often do,I comment egotistically. Techniqueis seldom taught me, but I’ve had a fewoccasions when I don’t overtly seekcorrection, but you voice a phrase or two.I thank you, … Continue reading

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35 Years Late(r)

My dream was cinematic Thursday night.It showed at least a middle and an end.Protagonistically, I did all right,and as I dawned awake I caught a trend.I’d paused in dream to give time passing might.I leaned to learn, commenced to comprehendI … Continue reading

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Catching a Little Talk

I raised them to be walkers. Even now,we interact with interest on our feet.Invited to the school, our chosen howto get there was our legs upon the street.And when he asked how I am, his completeattention was available. He turnedhis … Continue reading

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If He’s Okay (Grandparenting)

If he’s okay, I’ll table my concern.I had a vision only yesterdayof child pain, but I’ll no longer churnif he’s okay. He’s 8. I well remember unkind playaround that age – cruel taunts and games that spurn.Protecting parents then, I … Continue reading

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From Cottage Club

The view on Saturday at 9 a.m.is what I only see when I’m awayfrom home each week and cottage-hosting them,now grown so big that they prefer to playon screen instead of holding cards. I sayI’ll read and neither sweetheart acts … Continue reading

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To a Lovely Friend

You comment you can be yourself with me.I took those words to heart like a bouquet.I watered them for hours mentally,and as they blossomed, feel the urge to say:“My friend, your mirror’s tarnished, if you seean image that looks other … Continue reading

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Card Class

Construction paper, tape and scissors smallenough for them and usable by me,assembled on the table I’ll recalland reinforce with pix and poetry.Instructed by 3rd grade authority,a 4 year-old and I each made a card.We followed his directions happily,compatibly, in sync … Continue reading

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Quandary

Misinformation’s our pandemic now –the World Wide Web, unfiltered, fills the field,rewarding influence no matter howachieved, on ground where bombast will not yieldto sense, and popular defies a shield.I grow more skeptical but not of you,I think; I hope the … Continue reading

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Failseek

A seeker, and attracted to the same,but every partner heeled to such beliefthat zeal repelled no matter what its name:Catholicism, Synanon, Gurdjieff,The Forum (Landmark), EST – all share the blamefor turning quests and questions into grief.She doesn’t aim to judge … Continue reading

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