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A year ago last night, I swallowed an ancient poison. Out of slow pain, grows each next blunder, submissive sigh. I know well what terror’s counsels be. Crouched low, in a dim light, I followed familiar rhythm. There is no gain, no use, to wonder might I die. I could feel the mirror watching me.Continue reading “A Bar Man Asked, “What’ll It Be?””

Two oh, two oh two oh… another interesting day. There have been many, if you think on it, over the last nearly 70 years. My upcoming birthday (October) has me a bit reflective. This is a milestone, no matter how you examine it. I have turned a corner and, like an iceberg, most of meContinue reading “August 20, 2020”

Poem preview from the new book, I am sending this out to a friend who is at a crossroads (mild). There is no judgement here, no solution, only awareness of something…something new. 3. A Generous Breakfast The visitor looks paused, as if at brink.Maybe, he waits to gather forward motion strengthor considers deep a commonContinue reading “Poetry From ‘Every Dish in the House’”

Funny stuff. Some naughty stuff. Of course. I was reminiscing about hospital situations I have been in. At the same time, I was realizing that I have been in hospital a number of times in my life. I suppose the same is true of others? Yeah, I guess so. My first episode, other than theContinue reading “August 17, 2020”

Slip slidin’ through and past the ‘dog days’ of summer. The days named so because of the position of Sirius, the Dog Star. Isn’t that interesting? I used to think that it meant the days when the dogs get so hot and tired that they just lie in and be lazy in whatever shade thereContinue reading “August 15, 2020”

I haven’t had much to say the last little bit, have I? Been mighty quiet. I realize it is because I don’t believe I should speak, I don’t really know anything. I got into an interesting discussion with a friend about the word ‘regime’ and how the connotation changes, depending on how it is pronounced.Continue reading “August 12, 2020”

Already launched into August? Not. With no singing season in sight, the summer has felt endless. I can imagine that the schoolchildren feel the same way though their situation is less certain. “Will we be going back to school, will we not?” I know we, as a chorus, will not be singing until after JanuaryContinue reading “August 5, 2020”

Well how do you like that? Today turns out full with promise of a lovely day. We really didn’t have a lot of rain but the green growing things have been refreshed. The maple outside my window is smiling, dancing in light breeze and the sweltering air has been blown elsewhere. We, too can beginContinue reading “August 3, 2020”

I have to change up the chair I am sitting in. I worry that the amount of time I am spending in the chair will collapse the stuffing and flatten it’s curve. Excuse me for a moment. I just changed and I was right, the stuffing needs a break. The different chair has it’s seatContinue reading “July 24, 2020”

I got a good start on today in spite of myself. The bathroom scale screamed at me but I set that aside and got busy with a day’s work. First and most important, a chat with a friend, then a basic breakfast and a sit down in front of my new form of typewriter. IContinue reading “July 22, 2020”