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Monthly Archives: November 2011
I TRY NOT TO EAT SEEDS
While I was pulling apart sections of a tangerine and putting them in my mouth I took note of the fact that I manipulate my mouth in such a way so that I can quite easily extricate the seeds. … Continue reading
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PICTURES ON MY LAP
So many of the photographs are of folks who were and are no more. There is a wasness about all the pictures in my lap. Even those of the living — they are not the same as when … Continue reading
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CHILD CARE
I followed a toddler — a little girl with curls who was intrigued with the sidewalks we have here. I kept her safe and from wandering too far. I wondered as I watched how the baby Jesus was when … Continue reading
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SELF PITY
Yes, I’ve been tempted by self-pity. She has a tendency to use her wiles on older folks more than those who lives are in their prime. And she has no sexual preference. I’ve yielded to her fancies some times … Continue reading
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I CHIDED MYSELF
He was smarter than I — better looking than I — more popular than I — made the first teams in our sporting events. When we graduated he went to Yale and I, into the Navy. I lost … Continue reading
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WITH SILENCE ON MY GRAVE
I gave up measuring God some time ago — even giving Him or Her or It a name. (I’ll use He for your convenience) He has grown considerably since I used to call Him names — or so it … Continue reading
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SOUNDS IN THE KITCHEN
I hear sounds in the kitchen — chopping sounds that I have heard before on any occasions. Usually I’m consulted — apparently I’ll not be this time. I’ve been open to surprises and I’ll be so once again. … Continue reading
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NOSTALGIA
I go back, sometimes when time’s demands are few to locate some sadness or some joy that I have visited before. I do not want the past to vanish from my memory lest I lose what I embraced — what … Continue reading
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THE ANGEL OF THE NIGHT
There are times when I’m going off to sleep that I think about old age and its contingencies — and it really gets to me. In the morning I often find that in the night an angel came and took … Continue reading
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WATER
I have to walk a little to get a good view of the lake. If you want a good view without walking your rent is higher. And so here, as everywhere, water is costly. I have learned to imagine water … Continue reading
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