Category Archives: Poetry

Labeless

Posted on January 16, 2024 by sputterpub

Some time ago, I took to posting verseeach day. The rhyme and meter rang in me.I didn’t need more sonnets to rehearse,so I indulged in a varietyof forms. I gained familiaritywith 6- to 10-line stanzas, song and round,and typed the … Continue reading →

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It’s Going Well

Posted on January 15, 2024 by sputterpub

It’s going well, although there’s one small testahead, which will not discommode or smell.The phrase that captures life this week the best?It’s going well. I love my work, my kids, the place I dwell.I don’t sleep long at night, but … Continue reading →

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The Annual

Posted on January 14, 2024 by sputterpub

Attending to the guidelines, quantitiesand measurements, screening protocol,for 40 minutes I gave historiesand answers. I posed questions after all,about the aging symptoms – phlegm and sneezeand ready bruising, breath and ethanol.I left relieved, unchanged, with nothing wincing,resolved to increase daily … Continue reading →

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Failure to Learn

Posted on January 13, 2024 by sputterpub

She took her time committing to the work,but now she’s gym-bound twice a week or more.She learned the benefits – she’s not a jerk –but won’t apply the lesson. I’d imploreabout home yoga, but she’ll just ignoreat best; or worse, … Continue reading →

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On the First Ten Days

Posted on January 12, 2024 by sputterpub

On January 2, I started inwith 30 days of yoga where I dwell.Day Zero – New Year’s – led me to begin,and I choose 30 lines to show & tellroutine I know will lead to feeling well.Intending to compose dizains … Continue reading →

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Paper Chains

Posted on January 11, 2024 by sputterpub

The afternoon was gray. Without was rain.Within I kept 2 children company.Observing we could make a paper chain,first 6 endorsed, approved by almost-3.We found some colored paper in 5 shades,a roll of tape and scissors I could use(to cut effectively … Continue reading →

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A Rage Roundel

Posted on January 10, 2024 by sputterpub

You never thought your cousin would reply,and yet you sent resentment, overwroughtand angry, heels dug in, about to cry.You never thought… You knew you should suppress the impulse, fraughtwith indignation, shrapnel in your eye,flailing blind, forgetting that you taught us … Continue reading →

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It Wasn’t You

Posted on January 9, 2024 by sputterpub

It wasn’t you who helped me overhaulperspective in the pits of 22years old. You gave advice, but overall,it wasn’t you. Some bar room rules you mentioned – that is true –and how to flirt or even fake a drawl.But thinking … Continue reading →

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Ink

Posted on January 8, 2024 by sputterpub

Is this compulsive, or a discipline,to daily post a poem for near four years?It had a therapeutic originin quarantine – locked in I thought for weeks,I figured I would give new forms a spin(I’d worked in sonnets for some decades … Continue reading →

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Not Noisome Now

Posted on January 7, 2024 by sputterpub

Last night I didn’t hear a ceiling sound.No thump or whimper moved me while I slept.There’s nothing musky in the air aroundme now, and nothing black & white has creptperipherally into sight. I foundno sign of skunks today to interceptmy … Continue reading →

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