Friday, June 29, 2018
And So It Goes
The sky cloudless blue, the sun bright as fire, the temperature climbing, and strong wind blowing ceaselessly, has kept me inside today except for one little walk up to the office to pay next-month's rent. I did that early in the day when things were still "cool". Ribcage goes out on the porch to...
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Thursday, June 28, 2018
Stepping Out Today
The Hottest Day in the year so far and I spend it stepping out on the town with beloved, interesting, lively people, and though I enjoyed it so, I wore myself out. I thought I would finally come home, have a big cold drink, sit in the a/c in front of my computer and have fun reading, writing,...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Wherever You Are, Keep Cool
Working one very hot summer day at a huge Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, I was happy to be there and enjoying running around in the coolness of the place to take care of my patients when the air conditioner gave out. We began emergency measure to conserve the coolness that we had until it...
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Monday, June 25, 2018
The Channeler
An old experience with my writing re-edited: As I Remember It She's been gone now for seventeen, almost eighteen, years, but it seems like yesterday that I drove down with her to the County Seat in the Ozark country of Missouri for moral support as she had to answer a subpoena for a case of...
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It's Been A Long Time
I don't write many poems anymore. I don't know why. But, I used to write poems. This poem means a lot to me. I originally wrote it years ago about, and to my husband, the father of my four sons. Even though we lasted 30 years married, and another 30 as friends, circumstances caused our parting and...
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