Category Archives: Poetry

7 Months

Posted on April 16, 2024 by sputterpub

Exactly 7 months ago, the breachoccurred. My little office was ransacked.The violation hurt but didn’t reachthe level of catastrophe. In factI’d grown too comfortable alone and mute,and careless with my shed security.I noticed but I didn’t miss the loot,except for … Continue reading →

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Replacing Plates

Posted on April 15, 2024 by sputterpub

They list as “saucer” what’s a mini-plate,without a rim in which a cup can sit.I owned a stack of them, and found them greatfor whisking vinaigrettes, appropriateconveyers for my snacks. But stoneware fateis fall-and-break, or cracks that make them quit.In … Continue reading →

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In Process Progress

Posted on April 13, 2024 by sputterpub

Until I checked and saw the welcome phrase,I didn’t know how much my peace was wrecked.I’d wasted months and suffered more delays,until I checked. At first Manhattan led me to expectif I’d apply and give them 90 days,they’d honor what … Continue reading →

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Winding

Posted on April 12, 2024 by sputterpub

A skein of wool should not be tightly wound,for that will stretch and stress the twisted thread.It needs a gentle laxity, that’s foundby spacing with a fingertip, she saidand showed me how, when I was sick abedand soft enough to … Continue reading →

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Kindle Kill

Posted on April 11, 2024 by sputterpub

From car to plane to train this body went,so tired that I dropped my Kindle twice.My brain was dull;.my stamina was spent;I closed my eyes. My grip was not precise,and though retrieval fixed each fall event,when I reached home and … Continue reading →

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Impression Expression

Posted on April 10, 2024 by sputterpub

I’m sensing insecurities in allI fondly visited so recently.Five minds in bodies, bent to overhaulexperience that’s obvious to me.I wonder how they’d fare if they could seethemselves relaxed and open to a flightof fancy ballasted but ranging free.I wish they’d … Continue reading →

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A Cause

Posted on April 9, 2024 by sputterpub

It hurts to witness the emotions here –a character oppressed and overworked;a brain-reduced adult who’s never clear;three teens by games and carbohydrates jerked.I love them though I’d skirt this atmosphere,but visit often lest my cause be shirked:to nudge them up … Continue reading →

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Growing Pain

Posted on April 8, 2024 by sputterpub

Hostility’s perceptively reduced.We see that 18 is a calmer agethan 16 was. Or maybe “calm” is loosedwith timely therapy. There is no gaugeavailable, but now the second’s juicedby anger Mom can’t manage to assuage.This middle kid was never harsh or … Continue reading →

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Equipping

Posted on April 7, 2024 by sputterpub

On Easter eve we made a team of 3,equipping baskets for the family(although no one’s religious, very young,or needing sugar raiment for the tongue).The oldest would have rather done without,but watched my daughter’s face suffuse with doubtpotentially resentful, or at … Continue reading →

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The Thrumming Din

Posted on April 6, 2024 by sputterpub

The thrumming din of rain enchants my ear;it almost makes me want a roof of tin.I turn the TV down, so I can hearthe thrumming din. I scan the forecast – when will it begin?I scrutinize for dark the atmosphere.I … Continue reading →

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