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The old man’s a dinosaur,

spewing both fact & opinion

in a gravelly monotone.

That he knows his stuff

is never in doubt

but his delivery could

use a little spark.

Irv drones on and on,

excruciating pauses

punctuating yet another

of his tedious presentations.

Rumor has it

HR has intervened

more than once.

I avoid close contact,

steer clear of being

alone with this wolf

in sheep’s attire.

I learn, after his dismissal,

he ticked off erotica

as one of his hobbies

during a team meeting,

this balding hulk of a man,

with long nose hairs

and protruding stomach,

excreting phlegm

into soiled tissues

in crowded restaurants.

His wife has cancer so

I’ve not been unsympathetic.

Still, Irv isn’t the kind of guy

one warms to easily.

That’s an understatement,

I guess.  In truth,

the guy kind of creeps me out.

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Two of my poems were published today in the inaugural issue of RECESSES, ‘a ‘zine based in Birmingham, UK, but open to the world’.

Issue 001 contains a newer poem titled Mackinaw and an older piece, Nuestra Señora del Carmen, that’s been in search of a home for quite a while. I’m so pleased to have both these poems published here!

Unfortunately, I’m not able to easily provide a link for either poem so you’ll have to scroll down, a little bit, to find them. Thank you in advance for doing so!

As always, THANK YOU!!

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Daily writing prompt
List 30 things that make you happy.
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  1. Dragonflies
  2. Books
  3. Colorado
  4. My bestest friend: my husband
  5. Autumn
  6. Sitting in the shade on a hot day, with a good book, puppy at my feet
  7. My dog Coco, the best puppy in the world!
  8. Hiking
  9. Early morning walks before the sun is up
  10. Reading poetry
  11. Writing poetry
  12. Getting published
  13. Pizza
  14. Football & Basketball, especially NCAA
  15. Photography
  16. Olympic Curling!
  17. Fleetwood Mac’s Rumors album
  18. Pink Floyd
  19. Dire Straits
  20. Tom Petty
  21. My favorite movie, The Godfather
  22. Long, hot showers
  23. A good thunderstorm with lots of thunder & lightning
  24. Getting some much needed rain
  25. The first snowfall
  26. Halloween: the vibe, the decor, the candy, the fun, Trick or Treaters, the spookiness!
  27. Quilting: FABRIC!!
  28. Getting letters & postcards in the mail
  29. Mackinaw Island
  30. Travel & exploring new places: anything from going down a ‘virgin’ gravel road to visiting (or dreaming about visiting) foreign countries

Wait. There’s more!!

31. Peaches & strawberries

32. A good Cabernet sauvignon

33. Watching Netflix / Hulu / Apple TV series with my husband, preferably at night with the lights out and a candle or two burning low & unobtrusive

34. Thanksgiving

35. The movie All That Jazz, especially the opening number

36. Getting lots of Likes and Comments on my blog posts (!!!)

37. Seeing baby goats run & kick & frolic

38. PUPPIES!!

39. Exploring any art museum

40. Craft shows

41. British TV

42. Baby kittens

43. Old barns

44. Riding my bike

45. Drinking lots of water