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Thanks for stopping by! If you’re new here and want to keep up on poetry and 32 Poems, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Many moons ago, I wrote obituaries for a small Iowa newspaper.
Last week, I worked on my grandmother’s obituary with…my grandmother. She dictated in what order she wanted […]
I’m not going to hide the fact that I’m extremely sad about my grandmother’s situation. Sure, she’s old. Sure, we should all expect grandparents to die. Sure, I’m lucky to have known her for this long. Sure and sure.
However, all of that does not stop the overwhelming sadness. It’s not just the dying. It […]
As I sit here by the bedside of my grandmother in Florida, I find these words give me comfort:
“It is good to have a reminder of death before us, for it helps us to understand the impermanence of life on this earth, and this understanding may aid us in preparing for our own death.”
Black Elk
Oglala […]
Grace Paley died this past Wednesday. Sad, sad news. She came to my home for a party when I lived in Gainesville and was an absolute delight. –sigh–
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Although not poetry related, I had to share this.
This video mentions how new cars contain devices that record what happens just before or after a crash. The device will know how fast you were going at the time of impact and whether you braked.
Your cell phone — when on — tracks everywhere you go […]
From Peter Pereira’s blog and from Buffalo Report…
Dear Mrs. Bush,
I am writing to let you know why I am not able to accept your kind invitation to give a presentation at the National Book Festival on September 24, or to attend your dinner at the Library of Congress or the breakfast at the White House.
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A few moments ago, I finished the above book by Joan Didion. I read it because her husband and daughter died.
I read it because I have a husband and a daughter.
Grief.
I finished the book quickly. Reading it was painful. I wanted it to be over. The writing was beautiful, and I still wanted […]
I have this feeling a big change is going to arrive in my life. It’s scary and exciting.
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Thanks to Collin for pointing out this video.
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At first, I was one of the people asking how two hours could go by before the school gets closed down. DH started asking me the hard questions about the situation, and I had to reconsider my original thoughts. What would you do if there was a shooting […]
The middle school behind my house just received a bomb threat. All the kids were outside. Police everywhere. Looks like they are being allowed back in from what I can see. All this news coverage that hikes the station’s ratings gives other people bad ideas.
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