Category Archives: aging

Putting Away

What is it that loves to lie in old shelves? Is it slowly browning paper, Baking in the oxygen of time? Is it dreams we hope find again? Cats, hats, baseball bats, Wine, lime, memory time, Pictures, stories, broken toys, … Continue reading

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Driving

I like to drive beside you: My hands steering, Your hands knitting, Both of us facing the road That unfolds like the map Of our conversation — Golden skies of Tuscany dome over A twisiting mountain road that overhangs A … Continue reading

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Waiting for grandchildren (a)

“Could I speak to Mom, please?” I handed the phone to my wife Who had been hanging over my shoulder So closely, I could hear her impatience. Retired from teaching, I was Finally hunting down my dream of Writing for … Continue reading

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