When to do and when

to be, what to do and what

to be, how to do

and how to be leave unasked

the bigger questions of why.

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Our dogs don’t whisper.

They sigh, paw, bark, and groan. If

necessary they

combine them all together

in a rousing song and dance.

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Caught in a net of

confusing feelings, she searched

for a way out. When,

at last, she stopped and took them

in, she watched the net dissolve.

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It might be hunger

or pure cussedness that drives

that squirrel to dangle

and try to reach their treat, but

those birds dive and say, “No way!”. 

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If you don’t dot each 

and every “i”, the police

of punctuation

will charge you with negligence

or maybe reckless writing.

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With each passing year

I hope to become more like

the jeans I love to

wear – comfortable, long lasting,

and well, but gently, worn.

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Our ever-present

cell phones connect us to what’s

not here, allow us

to escape the tedium

and wonder of the moment.

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