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old turtle – May 7
5.7 old turtle honu, big fella uses the battering tide to find his meal with least resistance. as if old age could tell us that, and build us shells of bone, to ward the rocks while floating home....
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he’s washing the dishes – June 16
6.16 he’s washing the dishes. a man shouldn’t do that. it’s embarrassing. the other kid’s dad’s don’t. it’s women’s work. I hide my head. I stand at the sink now years later and see my mother’s hands...
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daddy what’s an explorer – October 14
10.14 daddy what’s an explorer? an explorer is the guy who comes back to tell the tale. an explorer is the one who knows when it’s time to come back out of the cave. the other guy is called a dead...
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Death of A Salesman – December 11
1211 Willy had him no idea nor either so did Biff. Until life forced the one to find. And one to fall beneath the cliff. ——————-
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slaughter weight – February 19
2.19.2014 watching steps and tastes taking care to enjoy yet not overindulge so simple to say, so long unworked, the years adding pounds to inches to sighs and persistence of thighs until the...
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Lent Prayer 2 – March 6
Lent Prayer 2 Failures, a part of our stories whose burden we bear, by whose grace we have grown. I give thanks to you Lord for these moments, these graces, that touched down in my life along the way...
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Lent Prayer 7 – March 11
Lent Prayer 7 hunger builds up Lord for more than I need, while others go needing for less than I crave. may my fast be one of the heart and the body teach me to want what is gifting indeed....
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Lent Prayer 9 – March 13
Lent Prayer 9 I find temptation to be my teacher. that I am not yet as noble as I kid myself nor as strong, yet you give me another chance to get it right today and soldier on. ————————
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Lent Prayer 40 – April 13
Lent Prayer 40 we cheered you on especially when we thought it would go our way but when it didn’t follow our script we turned and still do. forgive us our stupidity, cupidity, rapidity,...
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he’s washing the dishes – June 15
6.15 he’s washing the dishes. a man shouldn’t do that. it’s embarrassing. the other kid’s dad’s don’t. it’s women’s work. I hide my head. I stand at the sink now years later and see my mother’s hands...
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us older guys – November 8
11.2.2014 us older guys are just young guys inside checking it out wondering what’s going on not really trusting that it ever really comes to an end. —————————
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training wheels – December 20
12.20.2014 angels and santas on the tree training wheels for believing that goodness cares, that we’d better not pout or coal in our stocking is a bigger big story that someone’s taking notes and...
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full size – February 22
2.22.2015 the boy walks out with suitcase in hand, red wheeler, now full sized just like him. —————-
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life along the banks – March 31
3.31.2015 trees swaying in winds bolder than daylight slower than haste cobalt blue sky reflecting the half light of mid day changed now season snow gone, ground bare, waiting, birds rap-a-tat at...
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summer walk – July 29
7.29.2015 wild buckwheat and buffalobur, cocklebur and kochia, lambsquarters, marshelder, mustard and nightshade pigweed, ragweed, velvetleaf, and charlie they’re all doing well along with the corn....
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stories – August 10
8.7.2015 remembrances of dating days, times anew, friendships that grew beyond what first expected and friends became lovers became spouses became family and now smile across tables and tell...
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early lessons – August 12
8.12.2015 we hated little Stevie obnoxious little Stevie spoiled, spoiled spoiled Stevie who never came back. he called his brother Gibby, he called my friend Gibby, because he couldn’t say Gilbert...
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walls of corn – August 14
8.14.2015 walls of corn hedges of soybean midwest roadsides burst with precision planted bumpers of harvest feeders of nations bounties of peoples close to the land. ————————
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tie – September 14
9.14.2015 we settled for a tie my son and I as if neither of us needed to win if you can tie your son I said you’re doing well if you can tie your dad he said that’s big we both walk away Ok...
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telling stories – September 17
9.17.2015 telling stories gives perspective on what you thought you were doing when you did it what you see now that there’s distance and a moment to say thank you for it all. ——————
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