Tag Archives: aging

old cat – September 16

Posted on September 18, 2013 by landl30

9.16 old cat struggles up the stair, then plays with her cloth and paper mice.   bat, bam, pat. she whacks them just  within reach of her kitty paws   spread out on her grey fluffy back at ease e’en … Continue reading →

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two hundred thou – September 15

Posted on September 17, 2013 by landl30

9.15 we do maintenance on the old car, bicycle, body.   At two hundred thou everything needs a checkover   and every system shows its age.   lube those parts that didn’t used to crink. they do now and so … Continue reading →

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maturity – September 13

Posted on September 14, 2013 by landl30

9.13 my eyes are aging, the slow falling apart disturbing when the answer is you can’t fix it.   accepting the disintegration is an affront I am not ready to let go or give in to.   they say that … Continue reading →

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maintenance – August 31

Posted on August 31, 2013 by landl30

8.31 drops in eyes, pills in places, lay down and stretch that back,   oil those hinges, check the lint trap, screen that face and fast.   slide the dipstick, test those tires, air pressure’s good or not   grease … Continue reading →

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not done yet – August 21

Posted on August 22, 2013 by landl30

8.21 cat soft steps paw down the back deck risers. an old fluffed cat now, she has never been an outside animal. but age provides both wisdom and courage. why not see what has not been seen before why wait … Continue reading →

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I do the walk for me – August 15

Posted on August 16, 2013 by landl30

8.15 I do the walk for me, that’s what I tell the dog anyway. the slow walk tonite, feeling each step, bounce, lurch.   I do the walk to feel my body, not natural for me, a head person who … Continue reading →

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drowsy eye – August 8

Posted on August 9, 2013 by landl30

8.8 a drowsy eye oozes open, world still there, sounds having begun to filter in, and smells   of coffee brewing from below, dishes chip chip clinking out of the washer onto shelves   life will happen again this day. … Continue reading →

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Raleigh Sprite 27 – July 29

Posted on July 30, 2013 by landl30

7.29 rubbed green beauty of steel and wheels, gears and rubber, british, upright, noble, elderly solid friend of forty plus years.   we started out together almost, riding parish routes on miles of tree lined pavements through five slippery gears. … Continue reading →

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reunion times – July 27

Posted on July 28, 2013 by landl30

  7.27 celebrations good and sad hanging in yet feeling bad hard to not let happy flow unexpired and say you know   shopworn, shopworn yes and no still alive and more to go. ———————-    

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false alarms wanted – July 12

Posted on July 13, 2013 by landl30

7.12 one am blues in a hospital gown, new meaning to the wind at our backs   with love by our sides waiting and praying while little lights beep and burp.   the vagaries of aging leave us wary and … Continue reading →

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