Tag Archives: persistence

his chair gets up – April 20

Posted on April 22, 2017 by landl30

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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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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sticking with – August 2

Posted on August 3, 2015 by landl30

8.3.2015 sticking with the ones you came with brought to the dance signed the card made a way for   all the way home. ————————–

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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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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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The Last Policeman – January 23

Posted on January 23, 2015 by landl30

1.23.2015 the end of the world is when you do what you have always done   if you are doing what you believe in. ————–

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a shortage of tree – December 12

Posted on December 13, 2014 by landl30

12.12.2014 a shortage of tree a short tree a tree a   time to plant it and buy another   me and charlie brown. –  –  –  –  – [a shortage of tree, part 2] no, she says, the tree … Continue reading →

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friends pass – June 9

Posted on June 10, 2014 by landl30

6.9.2014 friends pass sometimes because the cancer caught up to them   some because they stuck a needle into their arm one too many times and the heroin got ‘em   some simply dropped one day in the library stacks … 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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we do what we need to do – May 14

Posted on May 10, 2013 by landl30

5.14 Weathered hands, mid calf deep in the water. Placerville, panning, keening at stream silt edges for a glimpse of gold. A flake, a niggly pebble that might show a flash. Day after day, all day, screening through ones fingers … Continue reading →

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