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I was cleaning out my dresser today And this is an odd thing to say I tossed my collection – the whole thing I was in a getting rid of stuff mood And it’s not what you think Thick-papered slivers, cardboard cards Multicolored with stickers With big blocky letters of print And some smaller letters…
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Skeletons
I’ve been seeing skeletons in front yards There’s one in mine And there’s a recurring thought I can’t discard As I put one step in front of the next I can’t outrun them no matter how much I keep tryin’ Running down Granby Street, I hear my own breath And see a skeleton-horse with the…
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I had a wonderful birthday weekend Isn’t it interesting how time can mend I was out of the office, a modern-day sarcophagus I got to gallivant with my sister-in-law Eat tacos and talk about our mas and pas I got to stare out at the ocean and play on monkey bars Freedom is potion, movement…
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The Fax
It was three pages, a home health report A few black-ink words on white paper It was short, just a simple fax I nearly missed it when skimming but was then taken aback It stuck with me later Listed beneath the vital signs: “no blood pressure, no pulse, no respirations” Was I reading it right?…
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The Pine
I’m sitting in the backyard staring at that pine Its branches and bristles look a lot like mine I wonder – does it mind – the racoons who make their home there Or the squirrels who squabble on its branches high in the air They can probably see the whole neighborhood from that tree How…
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The Road
The pavement likes to taunt me The bibs and medals in my garage are haunting Relics of races run Of training, hard work, and fun The road doesn’t end But my aerobic capacity does Around mile 10 my muscles are buzzed And there’s the lactate threshold hovering just above the road Something you can’t see…
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