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Fasciculation

Posted on 08/01/2022 by Jorge Medico

Many of you have likely noticed that Monday’s Poem of the Week often have themes related to medicine and family. I make no apologies for this, for this is who I am, and this is what I do. However, as … Continue reading →

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A Gardener’s War

Posted on 05/11/2022 by Jorge Medico

Some guys love working in their yards, planting, digging, pruning – I confess, I’m not one of them. While I enjoy having a home surrounded by blooming plants, along with a hillside of fruit trees producing oranges, lemons, and in … Continue reading →

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The Gremlin of the Kremlin

Posted on 03/27/2022 by Jorge Medico

Originally posted on Sunra Rainz:
Who will do the undoable?  Someone, anyone.And yet he can see his enemies comingfrom his ludicrously long table. His finger hovers over the red button. He won’t grow a heart.  It’s not possible.The frontal lobe of…

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The Golden Rule

Posted on 01/24/2022 by Jorge Medico

Originally posted on Banter Republic:
Whoever has gold makes the rules. As a matter of fact, they are entitled to making it up as they go along. Do unto others before they do one to you. Before they can anticipate…

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Mother’s Day 2021

Posted on 05/08/2021 by Jorge Medico

Mother’s Day Tomorrow is the day we have chosen to officially honor not only our own mothers, but also the concept of motherhood itself. Regardless of the nature of the relationship you’ve had with your own mom, it is not … Continue reading →

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Within and Without

Posted on 09/21/2020 by Jorge Medico

Welcome back to Poetry Monday. Hope you enjoy today’s offering. within and without I feel my unity, imperfect, gaps and cracks, holding together for now. I wonder to her, conjure her of memory. her being in me fills me out- … Continue reading →

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Ready…Set…

Posted on 08/17/2020 by Jorge Medico

It’s another Poetry Monday, and one more from the series called Maps by my favorite poet. Hope you are all surviving the heat. Our A/C chose a bad time to go on the fritz. departure   that night train crouching … Continue reading →

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JOY

Posted on 08/15/2020 by Jorge Medico

I slept and dreamt  that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy. – Rabindranath Tagore My other favorite quote from this wise Bengali poet: You can’t cross the sea … Continue reading →

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Happiness and The Missing Tile Syndrome

Posted on 08/12/2020 by Jorge Medico

“We have met the enemy, and he is us” is Pogo creator Walt Kelly’s apt 20th century parody of Perry’s famous quotation. It captures the essence of a profound and oft unrecognized truth, that we are often our own worst … Continue reading →

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A Departure

Posted on 08/10/2020 by Jorge Medico

It’s another Poetry Monday. Hope you survived the weekend. Here are some words from Peter Ferenczi to help place you in a different mindset than the one you currently hold.   a departure   my final night in New York … Continue reading →

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