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Tag Archives: growing older
Old growth
At age seven I nearly killed the pubescent birch tree anchoring our Minneapolis backyard stripping it of all its bark, roots to four feet up – the physical limits of my fanciful reach As Mrs. Kime’s most intrepid first-grader I … Continue reading
Posted in Growing up me, Life, Uncategorized
Tagged age, birch trees, childhood, growing older, marking time and age, new growth, old growth, poem, poems about birch trees, poetry, poetry about growing up, remembrances, reminiscing, tree rings, tree roots, trees, youth
What are the Oz?
Historically considering myself the Scarecrow middle-age, circumstance, time have me contemplating fates identifying a more Tin Man persona seeking oil for locked up joints moving clunkily, at times joyously graceful, others grudgingly accepting assistance from my companions – friends who … Continue reading
Posted in Contemporary Life, Introspection, Uncategorized
Tagged growing older, introspection, philosiphication, poetry, self-awareness
Missing out
Living now in a place where, in autumn most leaves stay put clinging to their branches without pretense never having the decency to abandon their vibrant green for appropriate, earthy hues A few adhere to my more familiar, season-bound tradition, … Continue reading
Breezes
summer comes to a close autumnal breezes waft rustling memories of those days when the close of summer had more definitive endings sun-drenched days of youthful frolic, innocent play, done swimming, playing with frogs in holes dug on sandy beaches … Continue reading
Posted in Growing up me, The Lake, Uncategorized, Young love
Tagged first loves, growing older, growing up, growing up me, love poetry, memories, poem, poems, poems about love and romance, poetic, relationships, remembering, reminiscing, summer, summer at the lake, summer ending, summer vacation, The Lake, young love, youth, youthful summers
diurnal
“…and there’s nothin’ short of dyin’ that’s half as lonesome as the sound of a sleepin’ city sidewalk and Sunday mornin’, comin’ down…” – Kris Kristoffferson There is no respite from the escape the night before, sketchy adrenaline rush of … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections, Snippets and snapshots, Uncategorized
Tagged growing older, introspection, philosiphication, relationships, remembrances, reminiscing
Broadsides
I once asked God for a sign needing more than spiritual Burma-Shave cardboard placards stapled to raw, rough pine sticks Ah, but I am not advertising my tag-board always blankly devoid of political hate hackneyed slogans five-ninety-nine pizza specials! buy your … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Introspection, Uncategorized
Tagged answers, belief, career change, faith, food for thought, growing older, introspection, life, life calling, life philosophy, philosophies, poems about questions and answers, poems about working, poetry about jobs, political poetry, questions, questions and answers. questions with no answers, reflections, spirituality
Whereas
Never having been as naive as I should have been exonerated for crimes against logic bus ticket, new suit outside-the-box thinking box house, never home recycled, repurposed repent sinners! repressed no longer naiveté begat experience I can elocute to it … Continue reading
Posted in Introspection, Philosophies, Uncategorized
Tagged experience, growing older, introspection, naiveté, self-awareness, with age comes experience
One metmorphisize fits all
Happily-ever-after mythology prefaces every sequel continuing character-driven sagas story arc only tacking an index onto volume one, three, sixteen in a set having read this scene repeatedly life movies annotated script writing, rewriting books they were based on playing déjà … Continue reading
Posted in Introspection, Uncategorized
Tagged food for thought, growing older, introspection, life, love, love poetry, poetic, remembrances, reminiscing, spirituality