Tag Archives: risk

I fall more now – October 25

10.22.2016 I fall more often now on a stair across a pup into a plastic pile and down a slope   my friend fell over his puppies’ feet as they scrambled with the Sunday paper and cup of coffee in … Continue reading

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cygnets – June 14

6.14.2016 three, four, small white sails move behind mother and dad.   the trumpeters are back, and behind between them cygnets paddle into growth while their folks cover them from prying eyes, ours.   they are aware, we become aware, … Continue reading

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archaeopteryx – October 11

10.11.2015 the writer yearns to lift off like the first feathered ‘saur   willing his hand to leap but nothing comes and his pull push carries into danger waters unthinking.   a cautionary tale or merely preparation   for takeoff. … Continue reading

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the explorer: short form – May 15

5.14.2015 the explorer is the person who knows when it is time to come back out of the cave.   the other guy is called a dead guy. ——————–

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adventurer: south point – May 10

5.10.2015 thirty foot drop to the southernmost point of land’s ocean   terror rides on her face. it seemed like the thing to do, an adventure   until there and the reward risk ratio pales. harsh rock faces, waves,   … Continue reading

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Lent Prayer 25 – March 29

Lent Prayer 25 have I spoken your name enough have I opened to speak aloud what my heart believes Jesus. ————–

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airport days – August 2

  8.2 airport days flying high and away from family calm and trusting that the divine laws of physics work yet again and man made machines continue to hum.   we take our lives into hands not our own so … Continue reading

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