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an apartment somewhere
We were in an apartment somewhere, cold stone walls with muffled sounds bleeding through them. We were trying to keep quiet but failed spectacularly. There are sounds that can be contained and others that can’t: sneezes, groans, and laughter. You were telling a joke that wasn’t funny. That was the humor, how unfunny it was,… Read more
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Stille Nacht
“…This is the solstice, the still pointof the sun, its cusp and midnight,the year’s thresholdand unlocking, where the pastlets go of and becomes the future;the place of caught breath, the doorof a vanished house left ajar…” Margaret Atwood Today is the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. It is a cold, dark… Read more
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2024 Christmas Lyric Poem
Come, they told meIn the meadow we canCome, let usDream by the fireCome, all yeWith your nose so brightFall on your kneesLet your heart be lightYou will get a sentimental feeling when you hearAll is calmDo you see what I see?All is brightAnd Mom and Dad can hardly wait All our troubles will be out… Read more
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Jigsaw Puzzle
I have always like jigsaw puzzles. I don’t know why. When I was a boy, I spent hours in my parents’ basement listening to comedy records and putting together puzzles. The one I remember most was of the New York Times front page on the day the Titanic sank. This puzzle is also a New… Read more
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Never Meaning To Send
Song lyrics stick in my head. This one, by Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues, has been stuck there since I was a teenager: Letters I’ve writtenNever meaning to send When I was younger, I found it confusing. Why would you write a letter if you didn’t mean to send it? Now I know. It’s… Read more
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