Category Archives: patience

That Time I Took a Poetry Class

Posted on September 1, 2022 by nematomorph

Found The man was out of place He was wearing long pants in the heat Walking up and down the beach Looking He passed us once Looking And twice Looking Weaving in and out of the umbrellas and sandy children … Continue reading →

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Encanto

Posted on January 26, 2022 by nematomorph

It was a day today. It started out poorly. My mom was calling at seven a.m. Much too early for her so I knew it would not be good. And it wasn’t. One of her dogs that had been at … Continue reading →

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Wrung Out

Posted on March 5, 2021 by nematomorph

It was supposed to have been a good week. I had secured vaccinations for both my mom and my uncle on the same day and at the same time. It was a long drive up island (74 miles one way … Continue reading →

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What If

Posted on January 15, 2021 by nematomorph

I have been stalking the NY vaccination sites for days. I wake up in the morning and try to see if I can schedule my mom, my aunt and my uncle. I plan my days around the top of every … Continue reading →

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Month

Posted on December 7, 2020 by nematomorph

It’s been a month. A month since the election. A month since I’ve been able to run. A month of increasing virus rates. So long and so short. It could be a year instead. But only a month. We Thanksgivinged … Continue reading →

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Getting Through

Posted on July 21, 2020 by nematomorph

I hate the pandemic. I hate that it has taken away so much. So much of the obvious things, like hugging and eating out. But so many other things. At least for me personally. I have found it difficult to … Continue reading →

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Hair Off

Posted on July 7, 2020 by nematomorph

  Today was the day I had scheduled for my mom and I to go and get haircuts. I started going to this woman in a salon up island. After going to her for a few months, and chatting like … Continue reading →

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Crash Landing on You

Posted on June 7, 2020 by nematomorph

There is much more crying these days. I talk about crying with friends, both male and female. It reminds me of when I was in training in Thailand in the Peace Corps. We would all have discussions around the current … Continue reading →

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Dear Governor Cuomo

Posted on April 28, 2020 by nematomorph

  Dear Governor Cuomo, I hope that this Tuesday finds you well. For some reason, this week seems particularly bad to me. Nothing has changed. Nothing at all. And perhaps that is the problem. I had a really difficult time … Continue reading →

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Digital Canyon

Posted on March 23, 2020 by nematomorph

Since the lockdown of NY state was put into place, I have forced my mom to shrink her world down. Basically she is staying in her house, her yard, on the beach or walking around (alone, with dogs or with … Continue reading →

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