Monthly Archives: June 2014

worthwhile – June 29

Posted on June 30, 2014 by landl30

6.29.2014 the service is traditional will you, do you, will we, you bet.   lifetimes blessed together in the start of something we thought was the end   but only really a beginning   of ups and downs, hands and … Continue reading →

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Just family – June 28

Posted on June 28, 2014 by landl30

6.28 Joe was a surprise. My tall handsome son explained to me that this was his love. And I had to step back, say no no, are you sure, then OK.   We sit around their dinner table now, family, … Continue reading →

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family coming – June 22

Posted on June 23, 2014 by landl30

6.22.2014 family coming stress rising. when did we have to be so perfect for each other ——————-

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passing preenings – June 21

Posted on June 23, 2014 by landl30

6.21.2014 grass, lawns, water mulch, weeds, trees flowers, shrubs   how can we tell the difference   how do they tell us one from another   or do the planted ones mutely laugh at our passing preenings —————————–

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a face behind glass – June 19

Posted on June 22, 2014 by landl30

6.19.2014 orange jumpsuit face behind glass voice through a phone to allay and let pass   facts. story. life lines of least and of worry. lawyerly motions so swiftly to bury   at age sixty two is life now so … Continue reading →

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running words – Jun 17

Posted on June 20, 2014 by landl30

6.17.2014 running words, signs, markings, stet   editing a tome lite tome light, tome for today   slurring words, slumming sounds, slurping about   poetry tumbling, and tumbling no doubt. ———————  

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he’s washing the dishes – June 15

Posted on June 15, 2014 by landl30

6.15 he’s washing the dishes. a man shouldn’t do that. it’s embarrassing. the other kid’s dad’s don’t. it’s women’s work. I hide my head.   I stand at the sink now years later and see my mother’s hands raw, cracked, … Continue reading →

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rain in the night – June 12

Posted on June 14, 2014 by landl30

6.12.2014 rain in the night brings a smile   snug in our beds windows askew doggie hiding in the tile bathroom the steady rising and slowing patter flows like good wishes down the roof slant washing away the sins and … Continue reading →

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morning mist – June 11

Posted on June 12, 2014 by landl30

6.11.2014 morning newspaper not here, mist across the pond, a low burst of sun just visible between trunk and branch   sweet time. coffee with m and s, a chair by the barely cracked window while steel-cut oats burble   … Continue reading →

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friends pass – June 9

Posted on June 10, 2014 by landl30

6.9.2014 friends pass sometimes because the cancer caught up to them   some because they stuck a needle into their arm one too many times and the heroin got ‘em   some simply dropped one day in the library stacks … Continue reading →

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