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Category Archives: poetry
he’s washing the dishes – June 15
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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Tagged appreciation, dad, expectations, fathers, grace, growth, humility, power, regrets
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rain in the night – June 12
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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Tagged appreciation, care, familiarity, grace, home, love, lover, night, rain, simplicity, snug
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morning mist – June 11
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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Tagged appreciation, calm, morning, nature, peace, Prayer, quiet, reflection
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friends pass – June 9
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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Tagged acceptance, care, connections, death, faith, friends, grace, grieving, loss, memory, persistence
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big boys toy – June 7
6.7.2014 green machine big boys toy vroom vroom across lawn rooms grass or path woods and scrim with green machine I’m all in ———————
acupuncture – June 6
6.6.2014 tiny needles quiet music settle mind and body alike nerve ending glidings unknown to western ways cleansing and healing through pathways born in the mind of God. —————-
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Tagged acupuncture, body, connections, God, healing, Medicine, mind, openness, pathways, soul
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tired wired – June 5
6.5.2014 tired, wired, aimless heap worried about the days last keep. tired, fired, not high wired only wanting to close eyes and sleep. ——————
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Tagged body awareness, busyness, fatigue, needs, overwork, rest, sleep
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pink jersey top
6.3 pink jersey top, pale blue jeans, walks out the driveway and into my heart. it still flutters when she enters my day, tawny hair and eyes asparkle. how did I manage to find such beauty except for … Continue reading
wear and tear – June 1
6.1.2014 forty years ago on a rain slicked night a car in front turned sideways at fifty miles per hour and five years later the back gave out, like the twisted metal of the driver’s seat, on a drive … Continue reading
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