Tag Archives: endurance

procedure – December 20

Posted on December 23, 2016 by landl30

12.20.2016 it’ll hurt like hell. thanks doctor I reply. only five seconds but it’ll hurt. so I say go ahead and grit and while I wait for it to get worse it’s over. ——————

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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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Lent Prayer 20 – March 24

Posted on March 24, 2014 by landl30

Lent Prayer 20 suffering builds endurance, which builds character, which builds hope at least that is the hope and not just that we will suffer alone without meaning. your son is the living voice of that hope in his suffering … Continue reading →

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rose sided tea pot – February 7

Posted on February 8, 2014 by landl30

2.7.2014 rose sided tea pot chipped top edge family heirloom like the rest of us useful but used. —————-

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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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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. ———————–

Posted in poetry | Tagged acceptance, aging, carrying on, character, concern, constancy, endurance, grace, Health, life, not minding, signs | Leave a comment

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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