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’tis lap a pal, ‘s it?

Did you just turn as you passed and subtly smile back at me before you hurried on? I watched your back recede but did not need to exchange formulae or other recipes. “How are you?” You would say “Fine,” I … Continue reading

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sitting on a log

This poem examines the pressures that distract us from living in the moment. Continue reading

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consider defeat

Poetry: In sports, as in most human endeavours, there is only one victor, and it may not always be whom you expect. Life’s experience is more about learning to lose than learning to win. When Tiger Woods lost the second round of his first comeback event, that lesson was illuminated. Continue reading

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