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The bulbs I buried
before winter frost
and freeze
will soon wake
and break
earth’s
surface,
spreading colorful
sprays of spring’s
aromatic arrival.
Shortly after college,disillusioned,down,distraughtover the cold-hearteddisregardupper managementshowed for myeconomic and emotionalwell-being,I attemptedto take controlof my life.I starteda weblog.I researched,wrote,and publisheda websiteabout swimming.I publishedweeklyon Geocities,workinghour after hour,intentto builda communityof passionateswimmers.I failedspectacularly.A decadelater,I tried again—this time,we blogas an Examiner.Unfortunately,I was cluelessand couldn’tdrive trafficto my work.I failed.Again.ButIpersisted.Againandagain,I wroteabout communityand kindness,but the clicksnever clicked.And hereI ama few yearsin,as the otherKLM,penning…
What makes a person unique? Hmmm, I have to think About that questionFor a few minutes. After a couple of ponderous moments,I have concludedIt’s all the small thingsThat make us different. You see,Most of us are right handed,But some of us are left handed,While a fewLucky ones Are ambidextrous. Then there’s the way we tie…
Stones thrownto shun, to shamethe sinner,speckled red,bridging the baybetween deathand rebirth.
We wear our masksBut still can’t hideThe quiet lightOf smiling eyes Our masks might seemTo shadow sunny vibesBut eyes don’t lieThat doesn’t jive Don’t ask me whyI do not knowBut happy eyesJust seem to glow So keep your guiseBut remember thisYour laughing eyesReveal your bliss
Poor Apostrophe. He always seems to show up in the wrong places. Places he’d rather not be.
I’m cravinga solidsaucy steakperfectly searedslightly pinkin the middle realbad Add sidesof sautéed mushroomscaramelized onionsand buttery steamedasparagus stems And a bigbaked potatoloadedsour creambacon bitschives Now… Where to go? DoorDash?Grubhub?Uber Eats?