illness
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Snapshot Poem 10 June 02026
The day after the colonoscopy / I open the blinds to rain and roses. / The room was well-aired-out / yesterday. So was I. / Continue reading
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Guilt, Shame, & Responsibility
I didn’t ask to be born! For some reason, trying to sleep in the early morning, I think of this adolescent wail. And I think, all around this world — probably across the galaxy — people are born into poverty and abuse, slavery and illness, hardship and brokenness — and none of us asked for… Continue reading
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Emergence?
Well, here I am, up in the middle of the night, wanting to be a blogger again. It’s been a tough time lately. I find myself worrying that I may not be able to continue taking care of myself; energy so scarce and erratic. I have so much — this comforting house, this lovely garden… Continue reading
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Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
Non-blogging friends Joe & Charlene sent a note reminding me that today is the day to help remind others — who are not otherwise daily reminded — of what Fibromyalgia is. If only we knew. But we do know how it effects the lives of some who have it. A few years ago this was… Continue reading
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Illness is a kind of winter…
Illness is a kind of winter. It strips the green, leaving only the bare, peeling branches of your life; but it opens the sky. The view widens. It is a new season, only that. You know it will get colder. You know ice is coming. You retreat indoors; inside. Reading MFK Fisher, I see that… Continue reading
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