Monthly Archives: May 2022

Lessons from My Backyard Enemies

In spite of myself, my resentment that they are rats with tails, that they lounge in my chaises longues and massage themselves in the rims of my flowered pots, I have been admiring squirrels. Such looseness; such fearless sense of … Continue reading

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The Morning Gamble

Light on the ledge of my lidsor is it the sill’s seepage?From the trees, cacophony the birds, no doubtthough I doubt —a circus, pieces of a gambling game being turned – clacking and sparring,castanets, bingo. The Creator as croupier? Each element in … Continue reading

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The Howl of Motherhood

We all came from mothers: we have something in common.Our first act almost unspeakable hurtling towards bright lights, causing our Other shrieking pain.Mothers let us off the hook — it wasn’t really our fault —the pea-green stuff was cleared off, we sucked … Continue reading

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