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Leo’s Back…
Our rescue dog Leo stopped eating several weeks ago. A trip to the vet revealed his liver values were too high. After tests showed no signs of disease, the assumption was he ate something toxic. We will monitor his liver function over the next six months, but signs are that he is on the mend.
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Only a Dog
She’s waits for me to respond From the comfort of an easy chair Where I could speak to her in complete sentences, Wave my hand Or, sing a top-40 song, For she’s only a dog With high expectations And direct knowledge of where The biscuits are kept. Finally, one shrill bark breaks the silence And […]
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Young Fun…
My granddaughter makes me laugh. She’ll be going to First Grade in a few weeks, already an accomplished reader and comedienne. Here she is outside the house looking in with her signature pose.
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The Adventures of Chartan:Intermission
(Last Sunday: Chartan reads a letter from Brazil and rushes Gina to the hospital after her water breaks.) It was nearly noon in the hospital parking lot when Chartan put baby Jake in the car seat next to Gina. Then he drove the limo a few miles under the speed limit, in part, due […]
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Aging
Left my cane at home, Ego. Dyed my white hair brown, Mistake. Hiked up a mountain, Breathless. Aches and pains abound, Youth gone. —
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Introspection
Every few decades I put the TV away And wait for darkness to overtake the room, While I ask, who am I? The first response is gunfire in a canyon. Birds scatter, dogs howl and a rescue team Scrambles for answers Until the search is called off And I no longer see my hand, Only […]
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The Spare Change of Despair in the Slow Crawl of Night
In darkness the scent of french fries Follows me along the frontage road. Plastic bags cling to a cyclone fence. Cars speed by, drivers indifferent To my brothers in the shadows patrolling Their few feet of privacy. No eye contact until I step into the cheap cologne mist Outside a 24 Hour Fitness Where people […]
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Thread on a Monday
Anne has rolls of thread that have their own beauty before they become part of a quilt. Here is the “before” on this Monday.
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The Adventures of Chartan: Ready or Not!
(Last Sunday, Gina and Chartan team up to turn down Thor’s job offer.) “There’s a letter from Brazil on the kitchen table,” yelled Gina from the bedroom as Chartan closed the front door. Chartan grinned. There was only one table in the house. He grabbed the heavily stamped envelope when he walked through […]
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