Tag Archives: January

#414 – chin

frigid morning run  beard hat or balaclava  would protect my chin

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#413- Year of the Dragon

Year of the Dragon shrimp fried rice undelivered Chinese New Year gone

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#412 – Basho

drinking morning tea the monk is peaceful the chrysanthemum blooms Awakened at midnight by the sound of the water jar cracking from the ice Winter solitude– in a world of one color the sound of wind

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#411 – tiptoe

gently falling snow on tiptoe winter creeps in arriving quite late

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#409 – struggle

written down, crossed out struggling with words in my head image unexpressed  

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#408 – life

life lived on the edge I don’t back up, just shut down might be sorry soon

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#407 – possible

dripping behind sink possible flood in kitchen fat plumber smiled

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#406 – possibly

fifty degree run possibly it’s not winter? will snow come again?

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#405 – modest

snow falling outside after a modest winter welcomed, worth the wait

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#404- unemployment lessons learned

Last February, my superintendent called me into one of my principal’s offices to tell me they were eliminating my (gifted and talented/enrichment teacher in three towns ) position and that I would not have a job in that district after … Continue reading

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