Category Archives: Loneliness

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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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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Loneliness

Posted on 01/14/2021 by Jorge Medico

I received a phone call last night from one of my older friends to tell me that her dog had just died. I expressed my sympathy, but she caught me at a bad time, so we didn’t have a very … Continue reading →

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The Comfort of Water

Posted on 11/23/2020 by Jorge Medico

This Monday starts the beginning of a short work week for most of us, but not so short that we can forego the comfort of the Poem of the Week. Here it is, transporting us to the Algarve, and another … Continue reading →

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One

Posted on 11/09/2020 by Jorge Medico

It’s another Monday, following an eventful week. That means it’s Poetry Monday. The title of today’s poem, though not dealing with the issues facing us today, embodies the wish that many of us have for our country. Be well, be … Continue reading →

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A Defeat

Posted on 10/26/2020 by Jorge Medico

It’s Poetry Monday, and here is another selection from Maps, the poetry collection about travel and the common themes that introspection on the road can give to all of us. a defeat pulling into a new city, cloud-muted dawn thin … Continue reading →

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Childhood Disappointment

Posted on 10/14/2020 by Jorge Medico

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Across the Water

Posted on 10/12/2020 by Jorge Medico

It’s Monday morning, and time for another poem in the Map series on travel and discovery. When we leave home, we find new vistas to capture our imagination with their novelty. More importantly, we discover about that which is inside … Continue reading →

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Alone

Posted on 10/05/2020 by Jorge Medico

I see them in my office, their look slightly haunted by the memories of having been here before, though not alone. Their fingers absent-mindlessly trace the circle of their wedding band, as we talk not about their own illness, but … Continue reading →

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A Defeat

Posted on 09/28/2020 by Jorge Medico

Welcome back to Poetry Monday, Hope you had a good woo weekend. Here is another poem for you to start your week. a defeat pulling into a new city, cloud-muted dawn thin as patience after sleepless train night. collapsed into … Continue reading →

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