Monthly Archives: March 2021

St. Ouen

Posted on 03/29/2021 by Jorge Medico

It’s Monday morning, so it must be time for another Poem of the Week. Though pandemic travel restrictions prevent us still from visiting some of our favorite haunts, here is a piece to send you off on a virtual visit … Continue reading →

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To Sleep, Perchance to Dream

Posted on 03/25/2021 by Jorge Medico

Though I’m thankfully way past my student days, I still experience recurring dreams about school. I have an important exam to get to, I can’t remember a word of what I read in the textbook the night before, and I’ve … Continue reading →

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Links

Posted on 03/22/2021 by Jorge Medico

Another week has flown by in the inexorable march of time, and Poetry Monday is here again to celebrate that unique bond between fathers and sons. Enjoy! Links We are now both irrevocably fathers, links on a strange chain made … Continue reading →

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Blessed Be The Irish

Posted on 03/17/2021 by Jorge Medico

At the risk of offending our PC readers, it is St. Patrick’s Day, and the following bits of humor came from some of my Irish friends. We can all use a little levity these days. At the Irish wedding reception, … Continue reading →

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Larder

Posted on 03/15/2021 by Jorge Medico

Welcome back to Poetry Monday. Hope you all survived the weekend weather, and are ready to face a new week refreshed by your break. We all need a repository to help nourish us through lean times, as the following poem … Continue reading →

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Too Busy to Think

Posted on 03/10/2021 by Jorge Medico

My stepmother frequently urged those around her to “Do something!” This command was repeated by her until you began to act on her urging to accomplish whatever goal she set her mind to. She was far from unique in preferring … Continue reading →

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Good Fences

Posted on 03/08/2021 by Jorge Medico

Welcome back to Poetry Monday. Hope your weekend was restorative. Here is your poem to get your week off to (hopefully) a good start. Be well, stay safe. Good Fences We used to live next to a hoarding crazy ladywho … Continue reading →

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Jesus Was…

Posted on 03/03/2021 by Jorge Medico

During these days of of stress, conflict and tragedy, I feel that all of us could use a little humor to brighten our otherwise less cheerful moments. On that note, I came across the following sent to me by a … Continue reading →

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Aged People

Posted on 03/01/2021 by Jorge Medico

The Poem of the Week is being posted late today. That happens sometimes when you are dealing with senior writers. Speaking of seniors, here’s a short poem to all those whose hairs are now interwoven or replaced by gray. As … Continue reading →

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