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Aorta Branches
I noticed that tree looks like an abdominal aorta I may be the only person who notices that And maybe my old study buddy We’re both doctors – sorta Too much time in the anatomy books Makes nature and everything take on some strange looks But I love to get out in it Any time…
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Don’t Ever Die
I’d always thought it was you I go through the house each day and pick up your shoes Along with all the other things you leave behind: a half-filled coffee cup in the bathroom – plus the one from the day before – and the one from the day before that Your coffee cup collection…
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Personal Question
She asked, “Can I ask a personal question?” I stared at her, not caving to deflection “About your blood pressure,” I continued “Let’s give it another measure 160 over 90 That reminds me – take these handouts Check your pressure at home three times a week Write the numbers down and bring your log back…
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Being Tall
I wonder what it’d be like to be tall I think about it when I watch basketball To be just a few feet from the hoop I could hang around and wait for an alley-oop They’d call me a seven-footer I’d instantly be good at most sports I’d be an overlooker They taught us in…
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Get Out
Something I’ve noticed about spring: in addition to flowers coming out, people come out. It’s rough, when you’re an introvert. Just this past week, I’ve seen twice the number of joggers in my neighborhood. Oh, and cyclists have doubled as well. Even bikes hauling kids. And some joggers push strollers. I even saw a guy…
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Flowers on Everything
Lately there’s flowers on everything Yellow daffodils, purple lilacs, pink camellias, and other ones I can’t identify But they all offer me a thrill They captivate my eyes I took a walk this evening with my dog Everything is in color Up above I sensed something hover Blue herons making their nests Their blue-gray-black feathers…
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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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