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Friday, July 3, 2026

Strout's Olive and Isabelle

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Being unhappy with the various genres in which I sought books I hoped to enjoy, and had not, I quizzed Amazon "books" for "be...
Monday, February 16, 2026

Passing away peacefully of old age and infirmity

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 On page 728 of his THE SECOND WORLD WARS, Victor Davis Hanson wrote, “The Axis Bit Three – Hitler, Tojo, and Mussolini – all died violently...
Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Larkspur

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         I call her.  She doesn’t care. A Chinese design needed To take my trash barrels Out Front and later to  Keep me steady at t...
Monday, January 26, 2026

The Curtain Moves

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  This gentle mood Moves me along As it’s inclined to, Shifting unsteadily like A water balloon With nothing to Steady in my c...

Sweepers

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          Sweep, sweep, sweep. They’re At it again.  I’ve rolled over Several times.  Each time The sweepers stop as though They’re ...
Thursday, January 8, 2026

Modes of Being

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          Unlike Yeats I waited, Not rushing ahead  Until done.  He, seeking Readers, led a revolution While I was a carrier driver’...

Coaching

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          Doing things with all my might I learned when young, but never Who I was over the years.  I seemed well enough at this And...
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