Anyone else annoyed and/or disgusted by CNN and, more recently, MS NOW requiring paid subscriptions to open and read any of their headlined articles?!?! I’ve been a loyal CNN website reader for years, and it irks me no end that I now have to pay to read their articles. Up until a short time ago, I was gratified that at least MS NOW was available. Nope. Now they’re charging as well. Argh!!!
androgynous
watching a golfer stride up the fairway,
I’m unsure whether this be man or woman.
the gait appears to be that of the latter.
the attire, well, I’m just not sure —
salmon-pink patterned shorts, a beige top —
could be, maybe, either / or
but those white, nearly shin-high socks!
I’m inclined to believe most women would fail
to commit such a fashion faux pas.
so, could this be a man I see before me?
silly, I know, to expend precious energy
on such a whimsical pondering for certainly
I have more important things to worry about.
but still, I really am given to wonder…
Cycled Relics

When justice? When?!?!?
Once again, I must swear off the news.
Every time I think – yes! – this is what will be his undoing, the rat bastards provide the necessary cover to enable his foul, despicable, corrupt regime to carry on.
How do these men and women sleep at night? Truly, have they no shame?
precipitation
first snow; I walk about twenty minutes
but quality over quantity; that’s what counts
eight inches of snow, with more still falling
there’s not much traffic on these unplowed streets;
the entire (lumpy, uneven) center — all to myself
beyond shoulder season
spewing water like a pod of whales,
grounds crews blow out irrigation lines
up and down the fairway —
our end-of-autumn Old Faithful
pacemaker
~ for my husband’s mother
peacemaker for a body
ragged and worn
battling the mounting years,
piling on fear after fear
curbside pickup
discards of summer
and the mellow days
of early autumn —
vibrant recollections
our shared humanity
sandwiched between
the darkness & the light,
might we all stumble
every now & again
Now would not be soon enough…
Really just want him to GO. AWAY.


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