Autobiography

Unexpected Birth Of A Poem

I sit here...wind and rain hard biting at my window, yet never allowing stirrings to take shape; with mind like those tangled weeds that have nowhere...
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1949

An end of war, blossoming joy, as waiting girl and returning boy could now be wed and optimism in every heart viewed the years ahead: work hard,...

Flushed on the Toilet

I like to think, I don't make a stink. But yesterday morning, my bowels were on the blink. Between each molecule, there was barely a link. Not enough...
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Wind and squelch and far views

4/1/23 Blasting wind on the Shropshire hills squelching down beside the narrow wooded Lydehole Dingle looking northwards over Cove Dale to Wenlock...
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Chemo 17

Ding Dong, the Chemo is gone And the lump is now somewhat small So a happier Newer Year to me And from Eff and me to you all. Thank you for your...
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Regional tourism, 2022

In that slow time between Christmas and New Year, I drive from the East Coast to Columbus, Ohio, to spend several days at ethnic restaurants having...
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A Fond Farewell

Joy Pagano - 1942-2022
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You're only mid-life once

A couple of weeks ago I overheard someone say, ‘You’re only young once’. A well-used, but odd phrase, don’t you think, for aren’t we all each and...
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