Tag Archives: Poetry

70,000 Hours

Posted on March 31, 2026 by sputterpub

He called her arrogant, because she saidshe’d read the finest novels in her tongue.He should have used another word instead,for she had gorged on stories, starting youngand unremitting, sitting late in bed,denting cushions, warming seats amongcommuters, finding weakness, loving peaks.She … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Lessons, Poetry | Tagged | Leave a comment

Abstinence

Posted on March 30, 2026 by sputterpub

It isn’t just possessing extra time,though I am old and clearly doing less.I always got some leisure; I’d a primedirective to indulge myself, I guess.I read so much and viewed it as no crime,I picked the English major to addressmy … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Personality, Poetry | Tagged | Leave a comment

Transitory Irks

Posted on March 29, 2026 by sputterpub

A flicker in the kitchen signaled mewhen I arose today, before the sun.The fan above the stove’s a mysterythat now and then blue-lights, but it was donein minutes. I resumed contentedly,but then I heard loud buzzing caused by oneinvasive fly. … Continue reading →

Posted in Home, Poetry | Tagged | Leave a comment

Behavior

Posted on March 28, 2026 by sputterpub

Behavior reckoned age-appropriate,appareled and accessoried just so,comporting as our culture deems most fit,requires sense I never seemed to know,compliance that in soul I didn’t grow.And even now I don’t possess the gauge.I boggle at where expectations blow.Consistently, I fail to … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Cognition, Personality, Poetry | Tagged | Leave a comment

Weed Welcome

Posted on March 27, 2026 by sputterpub

I know we call them weeds, but they look goodalong the entrance path. And even thoughthey’ll either dry to straw-pale clumps that shouldbe pulled or, irrigated, overgrow,for now I like the way they edge fence woodand soft-imply sweet water underflow.Geranium … Continue reading →

Posted in Flora, Home, Poetry | Tagged | Leave a comment

The Span

Posted on March 26, 2026 by sputterpub

From expectation to realityexists a space where worry might be sown,where stress can root and angst can come to be.The span is temporal and may be bridgedwith sturdy planks of equanimity.I’m learning to reduce projection now,and register result while earnestlyaccepting … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Lessons, Philosophy, Poetry | Tagged | Leave a comment

Spider

Posted on March 25, 2026 by sputterpub

The toughest type of solitaire I playI often start six times before I’m done.But sometimes I undo, and that’s the wayI chose to go this morning. Was it fun?Perhaps that’s not the word for it today,but I declined to back … Continue reading →

Posted in Cognition, Poetry | Tagged | Leave a comment

Endorsed

Posted on March 24, 2026 by sputterpub

We know a little rain (or more) will fallin every life. An adage tells us so.Experience confirms it for us all,but looking over 40 years will showfar less of pain and grief for some I knowthan many. One got cancer. … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Philosophy, Poetry | Tagged | Leave a comment

Adulation

Posted on March 23, 2026 by sputterpub

I cannot comprehend celebrity.Oh, I get heroes, who prioritizetheir ethics over self, humanitybefore success, but only feel surpriseat interest in one’s sexualityor clothes or how they really want their fries.To sing a song or act won’t rock my mind.But maybe … Continue reading →

Posted in Cognition, Poetry, Question | Tagged | Leave a comment

EucalyptusX

Posted on March 22, 2026 by sputterpub

The deck is daily dotted with these bloomsI don’t recall encountering before,inviting pollination, one assumes,that leads to seeds like Phillips screws galorethat injure unshod feet and clutter floor.I don’t know what the blossom falls suggest.I hope this doesn’t mean the … Continue reading →

Posted in Flora, Home, Poetry | Tagged | Leave a comment