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Big Dog, Little Dog
Dogs are my favorite creatures. It’s just me and two pups this weekend, as my husband and a group of friends are away in D.C. That’s one of the reasons I love dogs: They provide a great excuse as to why you can’t go on a trip you don’t want to go on. “I have…
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Clearance
I walked into the department store after work today A week after Christmas I can’t stay away The red sign in the window caught my eye Clearance, it read, So I figured there were some things I could buy The place was pretty bare Compared to two weeks ago No Christmas wrap and no miscellaneous…
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Melody of the New Year
It’s one-one-two-three January 1st, twenty twenty three A foggy start here on the East Coast My husband and I piled in My brother too He wanted to meet people and get in better shape So we brought him with us to the cape We’d talked him into his first race We all drove to the…
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The Deceased
It’s funny how death has a way A way of bringing the scattered together A way of making us think about living So on a pretty day in December we gather Three hundred or so but a core group We each have a story We all enter the doors The deceased’s pictures hangs on the…
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Hummingbird
What do You say about my heart That’s all that matters, isn’t it? Not my boss or peers, the internet Not where I live, what I wear, what I do, or where I sit What’s behind all of it? You watch it flutter You hear me sputter Like a hummingbird Worrying, rushing At the forefront…
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Crucial Christmas
My heart hammers as I think about it A 30 min drive I dread It’s Christmas I should be resolute but I’m conflicted instead My husband stayed behind with his family I said I’d go see mine so I do I don’t want to be there But in 30 minutes I’m here A place I’ve…
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Home for Christmas
I learned a lot about you after you were gone Your son put the pieces together It was hard A eulogy My Christmas card You had your start in New York But you weren’t really ever born until Vermont Where you met the Lord and were forever changed The writing of your life switched font…
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Checkbook
When’s the last time you looked at your/a checkbook? Do you have a checkbook? I had to dig mine out today. I say had to, because it wasn’t by choice. And I don’t whip the checkbook out too often. On this particular occasion, I got a surprise bill from the lovely city treasurer’s office saying…
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