Tag Archives: Poetry

Ants

Posted on February 6, 2021 by sputterpub

I spent my early childhood back East(Manhattan-born, Long Island reared to 8),and sure I have strong memories, not leastthe insects Mom would burn to death or bait.She never minded summer fireflies.She swatted other bugs and was appalledwhenever ants invaded. She’d … Continue reading →

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Don’t Just Say No

Posted on February 5, 2021 by sputterpub

Distrusting where conflicted interests tend,we say avoid appearance, even thoughthere’s evidence our characters can wendthrough complicated thickets. Stop and Goare terminals with infinite between.Black & White are easy on the eyescompared to every shade of gray that’s seen,but really, we’re … Continue reading →

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Good Talking

Posted on February 4, 2021 by sputterpub

When knowledge is the favored stimulant,then conversation’s best if thought-imbued.The lack makes her impatient, seeming rude. I heard her sounding harsh and arrogant,but now I comprehend her attitude.When knowledge is the favored stimulant,then conversation’s best if thought-imbued. To seem a … Continue reading →

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Body Talk

Posted on February 3, 2021 by sputterpub

I’m not an expert, but I know a thingor three about how I exhibit stress.It dates back to the turbulence the springof 1970 – Kent State, the messof us invading countries not our own.I then developed pain bad doctors thoughtwas … Continue reading →

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Checking (With)in

Posted on February 2, 2021 by sputterpub

Of late I feel some tightness near my heart.My pulse is up – is this when problems start?Have I been cell-betrayed? Is there a mass?Or maybe these are symptoms caused by gas.I smoked too long; I’m growing short of breath … Continue reading →

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Poetic Forms

Posted on February 1, 2021 by sputterpub

I may have overdone the sonnet form:expressing my ideas in 14 lines.Of late it’s like a cogitating norm –an octave of descriptive thought combineswith resolution’s salve, confusion’s storm,or declarations sharp as porcupines.Perhaps I need to vary how much inkI use, … Continue reading →

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Processing

Posted on January 31, 2021 by sputterpub

A week ago, I felt dissatisfied.I’d been a little off for several days.I may not have complained enough – I triedto weather symptoms and to get more restand also less caffeine. I didn’t hideconditions, but nobody really asked.I kept them … Continue reading →

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Fragility

Posted on January 30, 2021 by sputterpub

My mother knew a woman once who diedfrom vomiting, when she was 52.I heard the retching caused a stroke that friedher brain and took her life. The story’s true.It made me understand how powerfula normal body function can turn outto … Continue reading →

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Death Goes On

Posted on January 29, 2021 by sputterpub

Besieged by plague 300 days and more,confined by house arrest and shut away,we’re trying to comply, though we abhorthe masks and empty restaurants. We prayfor rescue by the science, and ignorethe claims of idiots. But yesterday,amid the myriads that Covid … Continue reading →

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The Cookbook

Posted on January 28, 2021 by sputterpub

The gift I got comprised a treasure chestof goods that S and I can put to usefor recipes we dearly love to test –low-carb desserts of egg, erythritol(or allulose, which we think works the best),and flours milled from anything but … Continue reading →

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