Monthly Archives: June 2016

following siri – June 29

Posted on June 30, 2016 by landl30

6.29.2016 highways closed, following siri in quick panic through streets never imagined until voila   there. ————–

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night prayer – June 28

Posted on June 29, 2016 by landl30

6.28.2106 stomach tight helpless fright stress and terror flail the night   burdens weigh darken day, please send grace to tend our way. —————–

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the cover and the blessings – June 27

Posted on June 28, 2016 by landl30

6.27.2016 saturday afternoon rain straight rows off the overhang   while we sit safe in our cave on the porch   like our ancestors who looked out from under   stone outcroppings and gave thanks for both   the cover … Continue reading →

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winners & losers – June 26

Posted on June 27, 2016 by landl30

6.26.2016 toad surprises hopping out from under a tuft that hid him from the blades.   thank God.   take that and die. I squeeze the lever on the roundup bottle.   buckthorn, my sweetie snarls, take that and die. … Continue reading →

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sextuplet marriage – June 23

Posted on June 25, 2016 by landl30

6.24.2106 sextuplet marriage. it’s all just flavors of ice cream.   really.   I thought we had a good thing going   when we could make it work with that just one   other. —————-

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the anxiety of grown children – June 20

Posted on June 23, 2016 by landl30

6.20,2016 the anxiety of grown children   so many choices to make and you have to step   away. =================

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throwbacks – June 19

Posted on June 21, 2016 by landl30

6.19.2016 we sit in adirondacks on the front lawn throwbacks to when there was no internet or telly or ac.   a place to look out across our garden to where the overhead canopy melds into the street and flows … Continue reading →

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noticing – June 19

Posted on June 19, 2016 by landl30

6.19.2016 the lilac smell is sweet close up to my nostrils as I raise on tiptoe to their aroma   it’s a dark night the street empty but for my love and I out to gaze after nothing   we … Continue reading →

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the ‘practice’ of medicine – June 17

Posted on June 18, 2016 by landl30

6.17.2016 the doctor walks out to the lobby   patients wait for his wisdom   which he knows is less than they wish.   how do we find hope when   the body has taken a left turn   the … Continue reading →

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cygnets – June 14

Posted on June 15, 2016 by landl30

6.14.2016 three, four, small white sails move behind mother and dad.   the trumpeters are back, and behind between them cygnets paddle into growth while their folks cover them from prying eyes, ours.   they are aware, we become aware, … Continue reading →

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