Category Archives: Personality

The Skeptic’s Optimism

Posted on January 29, 2026 by sputterpub

I ought to be a pessimist, and yetmy serotonin levels must be high.I’ve never been depressed, and blue moods getbrief tenancy in me. Oh I can cryat tragedy, and worries may besetthat loved ones won’t prevail at what they try.But … 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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Personal Gain

Posted on January 25, 2026 by sputterpub

This daily poetry can’t all be great,though I condition for integrity.More often than a piece to celebrate,it’s used to store minutia about me.My current mood or some activityI wish to recollect will float this boat.I’m quietly enjoying victory,implying, lest these … Continue reading →

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Memento Momenta

Posted on January 19, 2026 by sputterpub

We took our January birthday meala bay away and in a favorite placefrom decades back. It still has its appeal –though pricey, we can see each other’s faceand hear all words and greet the waiter’s gracenostalgia-blissed. As well as normal … 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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Six Days Off

Posted on January 14, 2026 by sputterpub

My almost-week alone was very nice.I slept so much at night I took no nap.I didn’t overuse any device,but typed and solved and screened enough. One appI glad-deleted. Masked and bombed I thriceindulged. Of restlessness I had no scrap,while anger … Continue reading →

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Well Being

Posted on January 10, 2026 by sputterpub

I have a day at home in perfect poise,with lovely rain outside and warmth within.I stretch, and am not bothered by the noiseof others, or complaint beneath my skin.I know the family has food and toyssufficient, and I feel the … Continue reading →

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Year End

Posted on January 8, 2026 by sputterpub

Regardless of the date I post this poem,I typed it on December 31st.Expecting rain, I edited at home,the place where I’m most likely to be versed.Without an outside aim, I’ll be immersedin words and in a bath with bomb and … Continue reading →

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