Tag Archives: aging

long time coming – June 27

Posted on June 28, 2013 by landl30

6.27 left sciatic nerve kicking in, long time coming, years in the making like a Hollywood epic that traces itself to the thirties bodies work themselves out of lifetime’s clicks clacks and cracks wounds and nippings here … Continue reading →

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leaving the light on – June 3

Posted on June 4, 2013 by landl30

6.3 Crickets chirp in sorrow night falling like a plan how do I know the morrow will come to me again. Each night a little passing each sunset one still more and yet I set to laughing at life’s … Continue reading →

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lines around eyes – June 1

Posted on June 2, 2013 by landl30

6.1 lines around eyes gather, pucker, send messages of age while the belly grows as if on its own with no restraint until we shrug them off and live. ———————–

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water over the dam – May 25

Posted on May 26, 2013 by landl30

5.25 [on the eve of an 18th birthday] The flow trudging over the falls has turned brown muddy gold. Days of heavy rain in remission have ribbed up the bottom places. My son will turn a corner in the … Continue reading →

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it all aches – May 21

Posted on May 21, 2013 by landl30

5.21 It all aches. every step on the evening walk around the block. thighs, back, neck, ankles. have I missed any parts. at least I have parts. the way of woundedness, being better to move than to mould. … Continue reading →

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old turtle – May 7

Posted on May 7, 2013 by landl30

5.7 old turtle honu, big fella uses the battering tide to find his meal with least resistance. as if old age could tell us that, and build us shells of bone, to ward the rocks while floating home. ———————–

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under construction – April 24

Posted on April 24, 2013 by landl30

4.24 the little golf cart takes us through the construction zone to the clinic. the clinic stairs take us up to the deconstruction zone for what’s ailing. between the two the ride back out is much more satisfying. … Continue reading →

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