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June, 2005




6/28/05-Wheeling free silly jelly bear hug creek farm fresh free range chicken eggs pancakes pabulum losing it lazy dog day summer daffodils pollywogs diddle all pray ceramic handmade coffee mug national triumph of wealth over health fetish monk he do as mon kiwi sea goodbye tooth six deep 'the plans they made put an end to you' mosquito island sunny side up with bacon orange juice the cat's meow kiss undress your bod get physical the real world difficult for a literary mind too much imagination swallows it whole wheat muffins hot with butter and honey meditation mirages premonitions too rich for my oneida lake mud three-foot icicles pressed leaves in webster's complete unabridged word landscape directory honking geese formations marching over woodchuck digging a den in our high backyard baby rabbits three four five nests of grass exposed by the mower rhubarb pies take lots of sugar beats her but she stays with him surely it will end badly rip torn muscles pain like lightning down to left hip my sister kimono flowers lilac scented too much to take straight on an empty alimentary with her make-believe glass menagerie tennessee williams world real estate bubble troubled times rousing music weapons of mass terror flying dreams of innocents brazil...




6/22/05-Happy 20th anniversary frances crumbs falling off my face she laughs her hair and legs long a score of years ago and more I asked her to marry me one winter night at fonda san miguel her eyes sparkling she said yes 'as well him as another' she may have thought her tresses red in the right light her moods at times volatile her energy abnormally high her disposition enthusiastic she would frequently then cover her mouth when a smile became a chuckle flashing white she liked even my silly attempts at wit and flattered me with suggestions my butt reminded her of gene kelly whose caboose she counted among her favorites no kids of hers in our future yet three dogs have graced our lives done everything (nearly) with us each different the most recent puff she likes the best a thousand hours stuck in commuter traffic each week seeing eighty plus students almost in the next county she's paid her extra income dues her support through my thin and my thick times a loving boon a private counseling practice a doctorate a published writer a veggie eater pursuing enlightenment fabulous wealth she saw me through these and a host of other fantasies with hardly ever a complaint together we knew intimate pleasures a million jokes insights or images and endured having disparate ages and ways of enjoying the natural world adventures travels in texas new mexico colorado wyoming south dakota idaho oregon california utah oklahoma arkansas missouri kansas nebraska illinois iowa louisiana mississippi alabama florida for all that we every now and then have clashed I never tire of our intertwined lives or mine being thus so enriched by her beautiful bountiful senses creativity practical wisdom her musician's ear her photographer's eye her artist-artisan's mind and the promise of her companionship the remainder of my nights and days thanks so much for a generation in your company fran here's to one or two more before we must part...

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