Category Archives: Poetry

Real Food Problem

Posted on October 28, 2020 by sputterpub

I have some gastronomic memoriesI won’t forget: the flavor of a peach,ripe yellow-gold with sour/sweet degreesof juice; the texture avocados reach –that fiber-hiding fatty satin feel.Fresh produce often carries flavor reallyfine, but there’s a risk beneath the peel:the bad of … Continue reading →

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The Apprentice

Posted on October 27, 2020 by sputterpub

I don’t think he knowshow stupid the show was. Howmany didn’t watch.

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Re-Intro

Posted on October 26, 2020 by sputterpub

I turned to body health at 35.I’d had a turn of hospital that spring:A bad cascade a challenge to survive,that taught me my mobility was king.I took up daily exercise, and learnedreturns so great I never retrogressed.Three decades passed, I … Continue reading →

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Pre-Grief

Posted on October 25, 2020 by sputterpub

I sought by Internet. I tried to trackhim down in Google, Facebook, and obit.I recollect the coronary plaquehe once confessed, and hypertension pills.Conjecturing about a heart attackor COVID, I began assuming death.But then he called. I had no time to … Continue reading →

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CGG

Posted on October 24, 2020 by sputterpub

About a quarter century ago,I met a man amusing and so smartI wanted to be with him, even thoughhe packed a gun and phobias. My heartindulged him through some mania and rants,but we were not in sync. We dulled to … Continue reading →

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Drop Off

Posted on October 23, 2020 by sputterpub

The ballot done, I sealed the envelope.I signed the designated line with care.And feeling less like some old misanthrope,I sought a way to move it, safe, to whereit will be tallied. I had time to spareand could have mailed it, … Continue reading →

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How I Vote

Posted on October 22, 2020 by sputterpub

We used to mark our ballots while awayfrom home and media, beside the sea,when we were young and married. We would weighthe issues and then vote with certainty. So much has changed. We’re not together now;we’re old but I have … Continue reading →

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Topics

Posted on October 21, 2020 by sputterpub

In writing poetry most every day,and posting new work seven times a week,I sometimes have to search for what to say.Of late the only subject on my mindis this election season, holding swayin all October thought, and bidding fairto actually … Continue reading →

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I Didn’t Donate

Posted on October 20, 2020 by sputterpub

I didn’t donate when the asks began.I didn’t vow to not contribute cash,but as it went, I never saw the planfor spending mine, for making any splash.The DNC kept nagging me with flashcommunications, using my first name,re-telling what I knew … Continue reading →

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I Voted

Posted on October 19, 2020 by sputterpub

I voted recently, and I’ll admitI never felt so into it before.Imbibing urgency, I didn’t quitthe mailbox search until its open doorrevealed my precious ballot. I was sureI’d get it (California absenteea decade now). And even though secureabout my state, … Continue reading →

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