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Monthly Archives: March 2011
SOCIAL GATHERINGS
I have noticed that folks at gatherings prefer their voice to mine. It may not be the way it is with you and were I seated by your side you might prefer to listen. Perhaps the both of us would … Continue reading
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GREEN COWS
The cows came while we were sipping coffee on our deck — came to our backyard fence and started munching — lured by a bale of hay thrown there yesterday’ by Tracy Green, their owner. To him the cows mean … Continue reading
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THE PEST
I well remember being the younger brother pest. But I outgrew that and in its place an affection began which has been growing ever since so long ago when I was so engaged in making her mad. I was good … Continue reading
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SHE’S GENEROUS
She’s generous — gives a lot away to people in distress — to many causes — and she’s conscientious about the feeding of the birds. I’m not a generous person but because she is I feel involved in generosity and … Continue reading
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THE THROW
It seems so different here tonight — here in this room — in this cherished place where I think and read and often write. I can only see what is around me and cannot look beyond the windows. I could … Continue reading
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DEALING WITH POOR WEATHER
Sometimes the weather gets under my skin and wraps itself around my soul and dreariness consumes me. Then I become a candidate for self pity. I could join the whiners for there’s reason for complaint. I’ve been tempted now and … Continue reading
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MY JOY SUSTAINED
I sit beneath the first warm sunshine of the year basking with such pleasure — feeling the heat from head to toe. Oh, you must know the feeling. I’ve recently walked away from images of unimaginable suffering — TV’s offerings … Continue reading
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WAITING
I am not much good at waiting though I’ve had lots of practice: waiting in line — waiting in the doctor’s office — waiting for the the phone call. I sleep a third of my life away. How much has … Continue reading
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THE ITCH
There is something about an itch (if it is a modest one and scratched with modest force) that makes you glad it came into being rather than never to have been all. Of course, if it occurs in places difficult … Continue reading
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THE WRONG THING
Over the years I’ve often heard it said (especially at funerals) God does not give you more than you can bear. I don’t think so! I’ve known folks who, in my opinion have had too much. It doesn’t seem to … Continue reading
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