Category Archives: Poetry

The Phantom Phuck

Posted on February 9, 2017 by sputterpub

Three nights ago, as I was sinking in- to shallow sleep, it seemed I hugged a man I almost knew. We kissed and as my skin received his touch, I twined and we began to fit ourselves together, and perforce … Continue reading →

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The Age of Arrogance

Posted on February 7, 2017 by sputterpub

“Don’t read without good light – you’ll wreck your eyes,” my father said to me, when I was 10. And “Stretch before and after exercise,” he must have warned a thousand times back then. I disagreed and disobeyed, and earned … Continue reading →

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Storm Warning

Posted on February 6, 2017 by sputterpub

Attempted terror forecast is the charge. The weatherman tried scaring us all week, predicting floods and treefall from the large amount of rain – an atmospheric streak of storm. “Be ready for the likelihood of power outages and roadways blocked.” (Acquire … Continue reading →

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Arroganza

Posted on February 3, 2017 by sputterpub

I’m old enough to study 50 years. Reviewing by the decades what I chose, I’ll state my adolescence had most tears, my 20s were cyclonic, but all those were humble when compared to what came next. I see it now … Continue reading →

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Refractions

Posted on February 2, 2017 by sputterpub

The parents had a trust. From out of state they bought the little condo for their son. Expecting it would still appreciate, they purchased without inquiry, so none of us had any chance to let them know about the next … Continue reading →

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Spindle

Posted on January 31, 2017 by sputterpub

Perhaps our spinning wheel was alcohol. Our parents had a cocktail many nights, and wine was shared on holidays, with all of us imbibing sips amid the lights of candles and the mammoth-plattered foods. But no one told us drunks … Continue reading →

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Waiting for a Train

Posted on January 30, 2017 by sputterpub

A little work, some lunch, a shopping walk are tasks that I’m required to complete today. The positives: my brother’s talk about his weekend, moving into heat from brisk and chill outdoors, the sunshine warm as kittens draped around my … Continue reading →

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Smoking

Posted on January 27, 2017 by sputterpub

I took up smoking 50 years ago. A little pot in high school started me. Progressing to tobacco, deep and slow as if it were the same commodity, I purchased Winstons through my college years, and switched to Players when … Continue reading →

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Emotional Looting

Posted on January 26, 2017 by sputterpub

Misfortune is the sorry lot of some, but here most folks I know contend with more good times than bad. Experiences come that send one soul to gladness just as sure as someone else is thrust into despair. Catastrophe contains … Continue reading →

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Obvious

Posted on January 24, 2017 by sputterpub

Six months after divorce, I patronized the neighborhood café we used those years. The owner welcomed me with glad surprise and asked if John still drank. It now appears each time he fetched us treats, he’d down white wine – … Continue reading →

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