Category Archives: Love

Card Class

Posted on October 24, 2025 by sputterpub

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

Posted on October 16, 2025 by sputterpub

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

Posted on October 10, 2025 by sputterpub

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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Breakage

Posted on October 3, 2025 by sputterpub

A chasm yawns between two bosom friendsthat history and loyalty can’t span.One focuses on memory, intendsto recollect correctly, with a planfor clarity. The other always spendsher stamina on feeling. Neither canrepair a bridge as footings shake apart –attempts cause ache … Continue reading →

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The Turnaround

Posted on September 30, 2025 by sputterpub

When we arrived, she wasn’t feeling well.Her attitude was obstinate and stressed.Before she started carping we could tell,although we knew it wasn’t lack of rest.She spoke and acted like she was depressed.We had to give the restaurant a shove,but wine … Continue reading →

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Late & Unexpected

Posted on August 17, 2025 by sputterpub

It took three-quarters of a century,but someone’s acting lovingly concerned.Dementia? Maybe frozen memory?Perhaps a guarded soul has lately learnedto voice real care without apology,but infant love is finally returned.Receiving such too elderly to need it,I smile tenderly and don’t impede … Continue reading →

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A Bit of Evening Game

Posted on August 15, 2025 by sputterpub

He made me play the Pokemon tutorial last nightwhen other games would surely be preferred.The cards were stacked in order so the play’d proceed just right;for this free dealing would have been absurd.By contrast Uno could have been a relative … Continue reading →

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Impossible Next

Posted on July 31, 2025 by sputterpub

She grew upset, and stood, and the disputewas interrupted by her swift retreat.She sought the porch while feeling destitute,unheard, unseen, by those who should be sweet-behaving after all she’s tried. Her heatdiminished in 5 minutes. But she knewof choices she … Continue reading →

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Consideration

Posted on July 21, 2025 by sputterpub

A friendship that’s endured for 50 yearsis nothing she can easily discard.Despite the boredom, recall perseveres,her losses mount, and losing more is hard.She’d miss the peeving if it disappears;the slight offenses she can disregard.And when she least expects it, something’s … Continue reading →

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Nobody’s Favorite

Posted on July 13, 2025 by sputterpub

I must have been preferred when I was born:desired by my parents, and the first.But Mom was scared and hasty; she was torn between the love and errands. I was nursedby a professional, to scheduled sleep,and bottle-fed, with days and … Continue reading →

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