Monthly Archives: July 2015

making peace with mortality – July 16

Posted on July 17, 2015 by landl30

7.16.2015 making peace with mortality is just part of the game   unless you plan on losing early. ——————–

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Gertrude – July 14

Posted on July 16, 2015 by landl30

7.14.2015 you’d be a hundred today   she’d be a hundred today   in 1915 the US legislature turned down women’s vote   but Orson Welles was born Thomas Merton was born Billie Holiday was born   and you.   … Continue reading →

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turning homeward – July 13

Posted on July 14, 2015 by landl30

6.30.2015 turning homeward, life on the road has become a burden that no longer feeds.   it used to be the journey, now the destination beckons more.   home, where one has taken a stand, put down the roots, saying … Continue reading →

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pig’s gotta write – July 12

Posted on July 12, 2015 by landl30

7.11.2015 pig’s gotta write a pome he does it every night   hooves on the keyboard stomping about   bimbi, oh my bimbi his favorite psalm   bimbi, oh my bimbi all the day long. ——————

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speaking truth – July 11

Posted on July 12, 2015 by landl30

7.11.2015 she lived with pain for years until a real love came.   now gone there is grief at too quick an end   yet the heights spoke truth. —————-

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toting want – July 10

Posted on July 11, 2015 by landl30

I toted numbers looking for a pattern of hopefulness against want   then I sat down for an ice cream cone and was satisfied. ——————

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nor for the cat – July 9

Posted on July 10, 2015 by landl30

7.5.2015 humid air, hard tasting of metal   breath as through a wet rag.   no place for people to be   nor for the cat. ——————–

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electric fanning – July 7

Posted on July 8, 2015 by landl30

  7.7.2015 the fan stays constant rotating wooden arms flailing a breeze to aid sleep   we rest nearby catching the merest hint of its wave that soothes.   so much for living off the land. —————-

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at some point – July 3

Posted on July 6, 2015 by landl30

7.3.2015 at some point you realize   that you have fought many fights   survived many struggles   and are surprised at how well   life has turned out   except for the friends who after   a lifetime have … Continue reading →

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smart set sidewalks – July 2

Posted on July 4, 2015 by landl30

6.19.2015 smart set sidewalks high rent casual diners   what happens to a nice town after   affluence discovers the lakeside seaside ambience   that used to be for year-longers who hung on   when summer touries moved on   … Continue reading →

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