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Something Like That

I watched a Video just the Other day Where a guy Spoke to the Other guys watching - "You ever have that unexplainable Feeling of loss longing or Ennui? - It's because a hundred years ago, we would've died in battle. Or drowned in a submarine. We wouldn't even Be alive right now." (12.22.24)

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I forgot my watch

Why is it When you Meet someone who doesn't have Time for Bullshit - You want to Weep Uncontrollably and just say Thank You Dear for being you - Cutting to the very Core. Providing an Invitation. (12.23.24)

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Portugal / Portuguy

She is at the table Learning Portuguese Talking about Apples and women and men and apples While I listen to sign crushes motorist (and she asks why is this so sad? - Then helps me find something else more the vibe) Wearing shorts at a kitchen table in a rainy cold December (12.24.24)

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Stack of old furniture and gasoline

Christmas Day is a day for Opening gifts - I never care what I get. Just the act of opening the gifts is purely delightful. It's not the expensive underwears or fruit baskets. It's not the scotch or socks. It's the sitting by you Next to a fire Drinking anything hot. (12.25.24)

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Styrofoam Boxes

I was working But when I came home you told me She thought she made a reservations for fried chicken but it was for the other Location. So you went out for Mexican instead. And I ate the leftovers. (12.26.24)

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Wrote Next / Decided to Keep it

Bravery is crafting a space for yourself and yours in this Life - It is a tree with a collection of leaves at the top where the squirrels live - a crevice-knot for a Bird's next. (12.27.24)

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Then: Maybe Not a Need

There is a party coming up And I should buy An elastic band to hold a mask - It is a Masquerade party afterall. But I don't want to Shop. And I need to buy groceries But I don't want to. (12.28.24)

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Twenty-Nine of What Month?

When one season ends - And another begins - There is a pause for Reflection Analysis Auditing -And what have you - And how'd it go then? Fine. Just fine. Just - Fine? But fine is boring Unmemorable. Do it for the plot. Do it to remember. Not to BE remembered. So, You Remember. Not for the world. For this this this this this one. This one world. This one. (12.29.24)

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Panic at the Dollar Store

I'll be honest I don't always know What to do Next. And lately (lately lately) To reduce the Panic. I reduce my Choices. Never a want to. Always a need to. What do you need to do? Wake up. Make the coffee. Listen to the music. Enjoy the work. (12.30.24)

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Direction =/ Direction

I was organizing a box the other day - And found a compass That always points North. Jack Palance on a horse. One finger raised. (12.31.24)

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Into 25

At the End of the Year. We look out At the landscape. Look out at These objects. How did it go? & what is next? And instead Think Moments Embrace Strengths Think of This. I only get A few. Enjoy them All. (12.21.24)

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Stay

There are places in this world that you have full access to Shops and Libraries. Cafes and Museums. Parks, beaches, Cliffsides. Roads. Diners. And yet. You stay. Stay here. And call it home. But it is An address. (12.20.24)

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But what shade?

A guy in my class - An 8th grade Student Is obsessed with the song Blue (Da Ba Dee) from Eiffel 65, a track from 1998. And it's a thing of beauty to Listen to him Write And talk to the class About a song he Finds bizarre And interesting To watch the others Hear the lyrics As spoken word. A change - Something new. A moment Unrepeatable. (12.19.24)

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Wielding

A talk with my wife Last night About this life. It is moving and Waiting and working and walking. Happiness and unhappiness and she asks me if I want to be here. And it is always yes and no. A both sort of duality. It is everything warped and wrapped inside of everything else. It is not instead nor In spite but Because of. (12.18.24)

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Rendition

The assembly today in the gym And it was Christmas Music on strings And horns and A vocal rendition of Carol of the Bells - Applause happening Before the end of The song. And hearing a student To my left say - Wait. What just happened? What was that? Magic Held in questions. (12.17.24)

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Flat

My daughter has been playing the saxophone Since August. And she loves it. And she cares About the music . But the right notes Aren't my favorite. I love the flats the sharps and Squeaks - because after - she Yells out of frustration - And we all laugh from rooms away. We want her to Know we're listening, And we notice, And we love her mistakes Because they're part of it And we've been there too. (12.16.24)

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On the table rn

A sweater Folded, Paper bowls, An empty glass A laptop A water bottle Open Tape, crumpled napkin, Empty bowl, Plastic cup of water, 10% full, Camera, open box, cords, Great stuff spray, Screen wipe Tiny spoon, Christmas card 2 mousetraps, Directions, Fidget, Notebook & This (12.15.24)