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Running Review
The one-star Google review waded into my Saturday morning web surf time It put another check in the column of “out of my mind” I read it twice Thought about yesterday, how I thought I listened well and was nice If it hadn’t been Saturday, I would have felt the impending doom Something – I
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Dinner
How many people made my dinner tonight I looked down at my plate It was bright And tasted great Two tannish crabcakes White cannellini bean and lentil salad with green parsley flakes Who grew all those beans Who put them in the can And the green capers in glass Where’d they come from What’s a
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74
I asked the cashier, “What do you get a guy who’s turning 74? The guy’s got everything, he couldn’t want anything more” I said, “I guess I can’t go wrong with the arthritis cream” I put the small blue tube on the counter “Oh sure,” said the cashier, about 60 “It works for the firefighters
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Mothers’ Flowers
On a pretty Sunday I drove past the cemetery Pondering how much sorrow a soul can carry Especially on Mother’s Day Somewhere someone loses their mom in a horrible way The paper will say so There were many cars parked on the side streets Among the tombstones and the crepe myrtle trees Flowers in their
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It’s Gonna Rain
They tell me each morning, “It’s gonna rain” For two week straight What my co-workers say is all the same As I click, click, click my bike into work I unclip my helmet, listen to their remarks, and smirk One says, “Don’t get caught in the rain later” I put my lunch in the fridge
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History in the Library
Where does the time go? Really. Do you think about it? The answer remains shrouded I picked up a book today at the library titled 1920 The cover was in black and white We use filters on our i-phones these days to achieve that look Isn’t it funny And then I held a book about
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Snake Dream
The other night there were a lot of snakes in my dream I spent the day trying to figure out what they mean I searched the internet Read all the things psychologists have said I’ve been breaking the dream down Trying to understand the meaning of the snake that was brown The setting: my parents’
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Must Be Nice
We sat like prisoners in our cubicles As the old timer walked by and said, “See you kids Monday, I gotta go take care of these cuticles” It was Thursday She waved her diamond-studded hand as she waltzed by Drove off at 1:00 in her Range Rover My colleague said, “Must be nice. Sometimes I
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Milk Cartons
Milk cartons tell a story of my life Yours too Every Tuesday at the grocery store I open the fridge And freeze for a smidge I take a second to scan expiration dates They change each week A different fate Each one means something, stamped in blue April 20th, May 14th When I was a
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My Schwinn
Today I did something I’ve wanted to do for a long time And I didn’t do it on a dime Spring weather makes me come alive I’ve been trying to figure out what’s underneath my drive How much money does a person need At what point does it all boil down to greed How long
writings on life
gremlin fodder 