Category Archives: Weather

A Dry Wet

Posted on July 28, 2021 by sputterpub

The leaf and leak patrols are out in force.I hear the power mowers, and I seethe EBMUD driver, in his truck of course,on cell phone while awaiting company.Surmising leaks they seek to find the source;our soaring bills denote a mystery.The … Continue reading →

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For Just One Day

Posted on July 13, 2021 by sputterpub

For just one day, it’s feeling normal here.We’re summer cool, beneath a sky of grayat dawn and dusk, at midday mild, clear.For just one day. I’m smelling skunk but didn’t see the spray.My garden tenants thrive – they all appearto … Continue reading →

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Using

Posted on June 29, 2021 by sputterpub

I’d like to launder linens, and the clothesI’ve used this busy week. I know the yardis wanting water, too. From neck to toesI will immerse myself, and though on guardbecause of drought, I haven’t yet been barredfrom turning on my … Continue reading →

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A Little More than Drizzle

Posted on June 20, 2021 by sputterpub

Six days ago it sprinkled overnight.I woke at 2 a.m. to gentle rainmore audible than drizzle. With delightI toured my house and savored the refrainof drops on skylight glass. I sought it outin bath and kitchen, manna for my brain,and … Continue reading →

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Dismal Dismay

Posted on June 16, 2021 by sputterpub

The river level falls – there’s algae bloom.A virus thrives and causes human dearth.Catastrophe takes some but makes more roomfor others, on this planet of our birth.We know no other place that’s such a wombfor life, so teeming as beloved … Continue reading →

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Customary June

Posted on June 9, 2021 by sputterpub

Customary June –twenty-four degrees betweentheir valley our bay

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How Dry is the Valley

Posted on May 31, 2021 by sputterpub

Our luck was easy traffic, gentle breeze,and soft blue heavens shot with cotton clouds.But when we passed the fields that held few trees,the parch of desiccation lay like shroudson thirsty dirt that isn’t worth a plowthis year, with drought and … Continue reading →

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Recording Relief

Posted on May 4, 2021 by sputterpub

A benefit from daily poetry(less valuable than practice, but still nice)is how the pieces serve as diary(to feel and then record’s like living twice).At times when I reread, the words enticemy memory – provocative technique.Well here’s a little record of … Continue reading →

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Semi-Pathetic Fallacy

Posted on May 2, 2021 by sputterpub

A week ago we had a little storm.The forecast was more promising than true.Some drizzle teased, but we’re too dry and warmfor winter like the seasons we’ve lived through;we have to say goodbye to what we knew.Tomorrow’s strange – I’m … Continue reading →

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Aridity Ahead

Posted on April 25, 2021 by sputterpub

It’s ominously beautiful outside.The gardens teem with blooms, the air is clear,the sky’s a bowl of azure high and wide.The birdsong peals like morning bells, and hereare daily hummingbirds, identifiedin thrumming flits. The atmosphereis mild, but I see the soil’s … Continue reading →

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