Tag Archives: aging

old friends – April 20

Posted on April 21, 2015 by landl30

4.20.2015 I can’t do what you do anymore, he said I’m just too tired, too fuzzy. Don’t wait for your bucket list, she says, after eighty it just gets too hard. And yet there they both are, … Continue reading →

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borders – April 14

Posted on April 15, 2015 by landl30

4.14.2015 thin like a rapier sharp as steel hawk nosed and young we talk across borders of business and youth wandering voices striking fire and spark yet opaque how do generations hear one another when texts have … Continue reading →

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young players – April 6

Posted on April 7, 2015 by landl30

4.6.2015 young players on the stage newer voices at play in the story we all enter. ————–

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appreciation – April 6

Posted on April 6, 2015 by landl30

4.6.2015 breathing slow and measured I lift the shovel now of an age to take time to measure and feel my body, use my body, care for my body thankful for the gift of it. ———————–

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nudging horses – March 24

Posted on March 25, 2015 by landl30

3.24.2015 graying eyes, a droop of eyelid. thinner skin out, tougher in. younger men ignore you now. it is their time, even while you still try to hold reins in your hands. or at least nudge to the … Continue reading →

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stiffness – February 28

Posted on March 1, 2015 by landl30

2.28.2015 stiffness hardens the hands that type age creeping toward a distance from the vision of my self as solid. —————

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traffic – February 17

Posted on February 19, 2015 by landl30

2.17.2015 pavement rolling under the chassis, long curving byways, short tight traffics, remind that the journey is no longer just as enjoyable as the destination. —————————–

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fuzzy thoughts – January 16

Posted on January 17, 2015 by landl30

1.16 Fuzzy thoughts are what comes when the drugs kick in. Or maybe we’re just getting older. ———–

Posted in poetry | Tagged aging, amusement, drugs, humor, meds, pain, perspective, self-awareness | 2 Comments

procedure – December 27

Posted on December 28, 2014 by landl30

12.27.2014 the tube goes in down the throat via the nostrils and the body rebels at the violation. looked upon now in older age one wonders will it be me. —————————

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the water pushes – December 6

Posted on December 8, 2014 by landl30

12.6.2014 the water pushes back. arms, legs, torso, trunk lift that barge, tote that bale one two three four, wail, wail, wail. aging bodies staying well these are the ones you want to hang out with. ————————-

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