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Cheers to Marriage
Over coffee with friends or while getting blood drawn While eating toffee, unfazed, one can go on About what I think is a tragic state For two, an unexpected and unfitting fate It makes me think I don’t know either person It leaves a wake of cursin’ Reminds me of that old necklace I had
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Neighbor James
We asked how he was doing as we walked by He simply shut his trunk and said, “I’m still alive” I giggled, my husband shrugged, James didn’t James’s wife got out of the passenger seat We turned the corner, saw the wreathe on the door The colorful flags along their walkway When in my backyard,
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Ocean Views
The brochure had advertised ocean views Come to the boardwalk to get over your winter blues So on a drizzly Saturday morning in May 10,000 runners made their way But along that boardwalk during mile two The Atlantic became quite hard to view Fog was in By mile four everyone was swimmin’ The course had
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36’s Impasse
I’m 36 I kind-of thought by now I had life figured out I visited my parents today In the house I grew up in In my mind everything is the same – as when I was a kid When I was 16 I had my birthday party at the bowling alley My mom told me
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Sticks and Chips
My dog likes to chew sticks So I look out for ‘em, gather ‘em up And let him have his pick Cedar, pine, crepe myrtle – they’re all fine Afternoon delicacies for a spoiled Golden retriever He likes the roots of bushes too Thick and knobby We sit in the front yard – he crunches
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The Smoker
The fencepost obscures his wrist He walks by and it starts to mist His hand holds something – he brings it to his mouth In the cool air I see him breathe out He licks his lips I watch from my vantage point We live on the same street but thankfully he doesn’t recognize me
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Spring Hurrah
I’ve run all the races Beat my own times I’ve tied a million different laces I’ve climbed the corporate ladder and even dropped a few dimes Yeah, I’ve huddled with radiologists and surgeons I’ve floated down to the ER, up to the OR, done all the nursing in between For the past 20-some years, I’ve
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You Have Time
One of my least favorite things to hear people say, and something I don’t allow myself to even say is “I don’t have time.” We all have time. You’re spending your time reading this right now. You could be spending the time on a million other things: working out, walking your dog, cleaning your house,
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Inspiration
Molly said there was no inspiration She took her pills: one for anxiety, one for her weight, one for her hair, one for her perspiration She looked out the window Felt hollow She had nothing to write about, nothing to talk about No one wanted to walk – her dog sat in the middle of
writings on life
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