illness
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IT COULD BE WORSE
We have encountered a bit of an obstacle, the kind that line up on the road of aging. And as we often do on that road, we keep going, though perhaps not as quickly nor as gymnastically as we did on the younger roads. Continue reading
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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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A Few Notes on “The Visitor”
Usually, when I write a poem, even when I don’t know what it’s “about” (which is often) I recognize that it emerged from some seed in my own memory or imagination. The Visitor (previous post) is not like that. The voice, the house, the room, the ornaments – none of it seems to be mine. It… Continue reading
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Struggling ~ Why I’ve been absent
Mariah, my beloved goddaughter, came to me in July, after a year of unrelenting pain and inability to get good care as an uninsured, working and poor adult. Finally so ill she could no longer work, and desperate for good medical care, she gave up her home in Seattle and came here for help. We… Continue reading
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A New Earth ~ Week 2
Well, it worked this time. Even at 84kbs, the webcast streamed here to Montana with no problems. No technical problems, that is. And, judging by a quick look at the MESSAGE BOARDS, few saw any other problems, either. But I did. At the end of the webcast, I found myself wondering (ah, yes — I… Continue reading
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