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    Think A Little

    … on the last roses

    Petals to Stars… From pinks, to creams And creams to browns As cool breezes prevail The roses souls Retreat inside And golden leaves set sail... Read More

    Tags: gardens, poem, poetry, fall

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    Cry A Little

    … on the last first day

    It’s quiet. No quieter than it is when you went to practice yesterday Or out to the local rib joint with your friends last... Read More

    Tags: everyday life, family, kids, poem, poetry, parenting, senior year high school

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    Think A Little

    … on sensing the light

    The other day I headed outside because the light was calling me. The light I could see. The world crunched beneath my bare feet.... Read More

    Tags: musings, maine, poem, poetry

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    Think A Little

    … on a very, very small wedding

    The fairies held a wedding In the gardens down below The stars provided twinkle lights The moon chipped in the glow And early the... Read More

    Tags: poem, poetry, joy

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    Think A Little

    … on maine whispers

    Maine Whispers If whispers had wings, And carrying things, They’d drop fog Softly into my cove To silently wander Hither and yonder Haunted breath Without tethers... Read More

    Tags: musings, maine, poem, poetry, maine blogger, maine photographer, maine poetry, poem about maine

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    Laugh A Little

    … on espousing his spouse-ing

    I met my true love, current spouse, In Nineteen Eighty-Three Young and sportin’ Levi-Strauss, and sitting next to me. “You, with the blog! You must... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, comedy, poem, humor

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    Cry A Little

    … on promises

    Will I think of you often? I will I will Will I think of you often, I will. With each beat of my heart... Read More

    Tags: poetry, old yankee man, aging parents, loss of a parent, musings, family, poem

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    Think A Little

    … on a spring-y delight

    Way back last year The first flake fell And just like that Poof! Winter’s spell. First, such beauty A world aglow Sunlight, moonlight cast soft... Read More

    Tags: poem, poetry, peepers, musings, everyday life

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    Cry A Little

    … on something I saw and something I wished

    Please… Love me enough to button my shirt When my fingers won’t function And my hands sometimes hurt And… Smile, don’t sneer, when I can’t... Read More

    Tags: musings, poem, grandparents, poetry

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    Cry A Little

    … on just being

    Be here, with me As long as we Can still be we As long as I Can still be me Right here with you... Read More

    Tags: poetry, musings, yellow lab, pet loss, poem

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    Think A Little

    … on an ode to a skin horse

    Ode to a Skin Horse I knew you were there Under layers Of storm after storm Year after year Slowly, bit by bit Your... Read More

    Tags: musings, poem, poetry

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    Think A Little

    … on hows and whys

    How can you listen When he struggles to find a word When his topics shift Like grains of sand on a snow white beach?... Read More

    Tags: musings, poem, poetry, old yankee man

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Wonder Proxy

We have medical proxies. We have legal proxies. But what about the most important stuff? What about the stuff that makes our lives worth living? Who is going to take care of making sure wonder remains available to us when we can’t seek it out ourselves? Who’s gonna sneak us off to the ocean, make sure to bring us our dogs, create playlists of the songs we really love… sing with us, tell us our stories… remind us of the love we still have to give, and also to receive? A Wonder Proxy, that’s who. Don’t get your affairs in order without one!

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