Haiku And Other Aperçus

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Saturday, January 30, 2016

My Tale Is Told - Continued

I looked up from my computer and stared out my window hoping that something outside, some movement of human, or animal, or something blowing in the wind, would spur my frozen-in-place mind to further creative thought. Nothing but the usual...same old stuff, gnarly tree trunks with bare limbs, brown... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 29, 2016

My Tale Is Told

It's not unusual for a son to say to his mother, "Tell me a story." But, when the son is nearly 52 years old, and hasn't asked for a story for nigh on to fifty years, it does take one aback. I turned from my computer ready to laugh, as I thought he was kidding around. But, I immediately could see... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Happy Happy

how I love the sun shining after days of gray brightening my way Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 24, 2016

I Don't Do Breakfast

I can't imagine anyone eating that in early morning hours How about some black coffee, please? Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Winter Woes

it would seem that I've gone into hibernation except I still eat Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Overcast

A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition. ~ William Arthur Ward accumulation? lowering clouds, black ice spots closed in--I feel it Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 17, 2016

B-r-r-r-r

Awakening to white and cold is always a shock to an old lady Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 16, 2016

CHIEFS/Patriots

today we cheer/weep a minor life event--football-- for such emotion Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 14, 2016

Not Laughing

Misnomer I think is "Political Humor"-- Ugly snipes not fun Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 12, 2016

As If I Didn't Know

fly-over honking reminds me Canada geese live in Missouri Sign in to see full entry.

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