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Tag Archives: bodies
the floor creaks – July 16
7.16.2018 the floor creaks when he moves on it, yoga windshield-wipers turning knees to right, arms to left. houses, bodies, all reveal the stressed turnings that time steals. he should notice, his friends say, the tread that is … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, age, bodies, grace, gratitude, joy, movement, perseverance
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late in the day – October 20
10.20.2017 [late in the day] late into the day aches neck, shoulders heart. ============
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Tagged bodies, losses, loves, mortality, physicality, regrets, remembrances, souls
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wrinkly butts – June 20
6.20.2017 [wrinkly butts] we all have wrinkled butts now sags, lines, cleavages where we lost weight after our skin tone stopped bouncing back a sign of grace though, that when our butts were fat and bulgy we paid attention and … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, aging, bodies, care, changes, grace, humor, self-care
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his chair gets up – April 20
4.20.2017 his chairs gets up by itself a button moves him into position to rise, step, move out for bodily functions. and yet his voice is clear his eye sharp his listening full and present, … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, bodies, courage, grace, limitations, medical, persistence, possibilities, soul, strength
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buttocks in yoga pants – February 20
2.20.2017 buttocks in yoga pants designed to display the most curvaceous shapings. or not. —————
fixin’s – December 27
12.27.2016 stuff’s breaking down more now he said, old cars degrading piece by piece ‘till you wonder if or when the motor’s gonna go and it’ll be no longer worth putting the money in to fix ‘er up. we’re … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, allusions, bodies, conversation, friends, repairs, things
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leaden arms – May 26
5.18.2016 leaden arms and legs, signals in the night that the body has not yet discovered immortality. ——————–
good breeding
11.25.2015 I took the mercedes in for repairs today old quality needing quality care. solid on the road a feel of command as if engineering was proper breeding. even good lineage requires topping off. ——————
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Tagged bodies, care, cars, genes, lineage, maintenance, mechanisms, repairs
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labor day – September 7
9.7.2015 I walked too far yesterday, I’ll walk too far again today. all my muscles ache but I find myself laughing amused at how this is just what bodies do and if you don’t laugh you cry … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, amusement, bodies, exercise, muscles, nature, pain, perspective, physicality, response
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