appreciation
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My Job
There are times I think,"No one else in the worldholds the knowledge and experienceto do my job." And there are times I think,"The job I docould sink into oblivion this afternoonwith nary a ripple in the pond." So what do… Continue reading
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The Small
Why so much comfortin my cat's jawjammed with intention, affection against mine? Why so much comfortin the squawking, congregating of crowsin the crowns of evening trees? Why so much comfortin the noise of my partner prepping pizza in the kitchenwhile… Continue reading
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Obliquity 1
"I'm sorry to tell you this,"the doctor said,white-cloaked,peering over his half-glasses,holding his laptop openbut turned toward me so I could see the screen."Here," he pointed,"this mass, these tendrils…" The image looked to melike an amorphous, gray blur. "This is obliquity…as… Continue reading
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Not Always So
Yesterday,a scare with the cats: hours of anxious waiting, hours of driving, thirsty for reassurance, hundreds of dollars, hundreds of tears.and suddenly,all is well. Just like that,all is well–we are home– the cats more appreciative… Continue reading
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Night Prayer
I loved your still world tonight.I walked it gently.I saw cold, silent moonlight shining off the faces of polished tombstones.I passed drifts of fallen leaves resting in their hollows.I looked up through unmoving branches, bare and black against the sky.I saw a… Continue reading