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Monthly Archives: November 2013
THE YOUNG DRIVER
When she first squirreled her way into our Versa it was the steering wheel she grabbed. But soon she became intrigued with various levers: the windshield wipers and the signal lights. Then it was the horn … Continue reading
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MY THANKSGIVING NOTES TODAY
I woke up feeling thankful for my school — Hand School — grades 1 though 12 — one big square building with twelve class rooms and a music room some offices plus a basement where we ate lunch with … Continue reading
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I CAN’T HELP MYSELF
There are those people who walk into a room and their presence is poignant. Sometimes folks stop talking as if some electricity zips their mouths shut. There are those people who walk into a room and nobody notices … Continue reading
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THE VOICE OF THE DAWN
Sometimes the dawn comes whispering. I am always listening and I am intrigued by its voice speaking to my eyes. Sometimes its brilliant colors in the east seem to shout so much beauty I can hardly take … Continue reading
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I’M EIGHTY-SIX
I’m eighty- six. There are plenty of eighty-six year olds around — some in great shape — others poor. Who was the first man to become that old? How long ago was that? What did he look like? What … Continue reading
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HUGGING
Sometimes when you say good-bye you know the hugs you hug will never be repeated. Sometimes when you say good-bye your expectations are that there’ll be many more — and on some occasions fate does intervene. Sometimes … Continue reading
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MORE TO MARVEL AT
When I marvel at what my fingertips can do: just a touch and many poems fly out of here to places far and near — it is a different kind of marveling than when I stand in awe before a … Continue reading
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FOUR WOMEN AND A MAN
I walked with four women the other day. A friend I had, visited and then the visitor had friends all who wanted to walk in the dawn. Thus was created a small cadre — four women and … Continue reading
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BRIEFLY I’M UNDONE
I’m laid back in my recliner looking at white clouds that change their shape as they pass by. And I see the little white dog that I lost three years ago. I can’t forget that little white dog … Continue reading
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MORE ON THE MOON
I have noticed this before but have never mentioned it to anyone near me or far away from me — that the moon after being full shrinks a little each day and rises later. That is often what humans … Continue reading
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