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More tips on dying well

June 2, 2017May 21, 2017 ~ Rachel McAlpine ~ Leave a comment
Frost on a skylight, Prue Kennard
Frost on a skylight, photo Prue Kennard cc-by-2.0

Be yourself, and in extremis
be yourself extremely.

For this is the way you will be remembered,
and this is the way you will die.


poem by rachel mcalpine cc-by-2.0

Starting

May 19, 2017 ~ Rachel McAlpine ~ Leave a comment

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start the day right
start the right day on the right foot
right this very now

and if in doubt
reroute, restart, rewrite the day
any old why or how


pic & poem by rachel mcalpine cc-by-2.0

For a minute

May 1, 2017May 1, 2017 ~ Rachel McAlpine ~ Leave a comment
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Hippopotamus. Photo by kabacchi cc-by-2.0

For a minute you thought
like a mythical hippo
that it was Monday.

Eat blueberries.
Yesterday’s treat
is tomorrow’s mythical cure.

From Senior Poems by Rachel McAlpine

Lacy

November 5, 2016June 28, 2016 ~ Rachel McAlpine ~ Leave a comment

The sternest man in town
is wearing lacy knickers
and smiling in his thighs.


poem by Rachel McAlpine CC BY

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Footpaths

October 15, 2016June 28, 2016 ~ Rachel McAlpine ~ Leave a comment

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Heavenly footpaths.
At knee height
explosion of peonies.


poem by Rachel McAlpine CC BY, photo of Inari Shrine by jpeligen CC BY-NC-SA

What if

September 10, 2016June 28, 2016 ~ Rachel McAlpine ~ Leave a comment

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What if your child was sad
to the bone
and you didn’t know?


photo and poem by Rachel McAlpine

Cats crying

August 20, 2016June 28, 2016 ~ Rachel McAlpine ~ Leave a comment

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Cats crying under my balcony
remind me of cats crying
somewhere else. But sadder.

photo and poem by Rachel McAlpine

A mask

July 30, 2016June 28, 2016 ~ Rachel McAlpine ~ Leave a comment

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In a personal
ground-level
crisis
a mask may descend.

Take it off.
Then attend
to a child
or a friend.

Poem and photo by Rachel McAlpine

Fortunately

July 23, 2016June 28, 2016 ~ Rachel McAlpine ~ Leave a comment

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Fortunately
this experience gives you
the experience required
to survive
an experience
like this.

poem and photo by Rachel McAlpine

A useful tip

June 30, 2016June 28, 2016 ~ Rachel McAlpine ~ Leave a comment

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When in doubt
do something
that you’ve done before.

When in pain
do something
that you’ll never do again.


poem and photo by Rachel McAlpine

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