Category Archives: Poetry

Disturbances

Posted on March 15, 2022 by sputterpub

They’re not what I call nightmares, but they’re dreamsI’d rather not remember when I wake.I’m not a bit prophetic but the themesof death or sinking health repel my peace.An infant drowned, a brother lost, extremesof fleeting tragedy, including deaththat happened … Continue reading →

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No Blacklist Please

Posted on March 14, 2022 by sputterpub

Our lives are too complex to be reducedto elegant synopses. Fairy talesare straight; by myths we all can be seduced.But black-and-white applied to being fails.Reality is complicated – loosedat us in living color. Truth entailswe grant it all its spectra … Continue reading →

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Persimmon Leaves

Posted on March 13, 2022 by sputterpub

Persimmon leaves beadthe tips of naked branchesand signify spring.

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Those Absent Minds

Posted on March 12, 2022 by sputterpub

Those absent minds encountered on the streetare resident in bodies of all kinds,and they are not aware. I cannot greetthose absent minds. As if equipped with plugs in ears and blindsfor eyes, all sense devoted to completeattention on their phones … Continue reading →

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Neuronics

Posted on March 11, 2022 by sputterpub

I think we sense our brains before our hands.Or maybe that’s just how it felt to me,for after all, the memory commandswithin the skull. As far back as I seeI recollect impressions, thoughts, and sense.The stimuli would teach and too … Continue reading →

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Post Hiatus Post

Posted on March 10, 2022 by sputterpub

Between the cold and travel, my routinefor daily exercise was put on hold.And three-week interruptions always meana rough return to work now I’m this old.I woke a little hesitant, and toldmyself I’m well enough to ride today.Reluctance won’t prevail; I’m … Continue reading →

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Never on Wednesday?

Posted on March 9, 2022 by sputterpub

On normal Wednesdays, I depart my placefrom 10 a.m. till after 8 at night.I daily make my bed – there’s little spacefor messiness – my one-room house is tight.I smooth the covers and I turn to faceoutside, away. I come … Continue reading →

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Bleak House

Posted on March 8, 2022 by sputterpub

Our species moribund, the planet ill,the future’s shape no longer indistinct,although it may take centuries to killus off, it seems civility has peaked.Now courtesy has tumbled from a hill,engendering an avalanche of dirtthat buries kindness in a dire spill.Before humanity … Continue reading →

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Treatment

Posted on March 7, 2022 by sputterpub

My esthetician recommends I paya visit to her once a month (or two).And though it’s superficial, I displaymy face quite frequently, to me and you.So rising, first I bathe and use shampoo,and then I walk an hour to her couch,where … Continue reading →

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Dawn v Dusk

Posted on March 6, 2022 by sputterpub

If darkest pre-dawn,perhaps it will be lightestright before sunset.

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