Category: health /doctors /hospitals
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meditation on 15th day after vaccination
The summer the world pulled in upon itself and me Unaware you watched through leaves as I sat Alone in a chair trying to make sense of whys and hows and whens Winter came I stared out at clouds as if on childhood days Gathered in a nose, lips, chin, a brow in bare branches…
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wet paint
Before rain comes to fill my ears with neighborhood gossip, I gathered yard debris, admired the blooming azaleas, the last blood red camellia, I plan to sit outside on the porch, attempt, once more, to hack recursive algorithms, fractal Pollack patterns petals drip in homage on moss or maybe, I’ll take a nap. 3-31-21
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Beatitudes
Blessed is the morning Blessed is the coffee Blessed is the sun before the rain Blessed are the birds that dampen the traffic noise Blessed is the train that wails and the siren song that fades Blessed is the drone of the plane that stays aloft Blessed are the dog walkers, the couples, the skateboarders,…
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haiku morning augury
dark crow roosts in tree I’ve been waiting your return tell me where you’ve been congregants gather rise and fall and rise, again praise of gold finches woodpecker in tree is the hollow echo you or is it the wood 3-22-21
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poem for her husband’s passing
She wrote It’s been a long journey He passed away this morning I’m ok Our son is here for a few days Family and friends support me Due to COVID There will be no service, but some day In the future, we will gather for stories and food Love to you For your friendship all…
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Wobbly
Wooden top on their kitchen floor, you try to convince yourself it’s okay to end this wobbly ride. Mom stands in the doorway asks if this is the best you can do; Dad gets up from the breakfast table Stands over you, demands you get your ass off his floor and get something done. Overwhelmed…
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Senescence 2021
Stop waiting for change; it will happen. Squash some bugs, pull weeds Water your garden; flowers grow into tomatoes 1-17-21
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morning mantra
On the distant side of the park you hear voices talking; you do not understand what is said; it is only important that on the distant side of the park you hear voices talking; you do not understand what is said; it is only important that on the distant side of the park you hear…
My husband's poetry 