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Kim Gronsman Lee, MD's avatar

This really got me : “The children are somewhere in the house, either sleeping or staring at screens. When I was growing up, weekends were for bike rides and boredom, and I suppose every generation has their own version of waiting for something to happen.” ... I would share that with our kids, but they might not get it. (Yet.)

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Jamie Millard's avatar

Great post Jeff! Somehow it pulled me into McCartney and Lennon going back-and-forth in A Day in the Life. It carried me to my childhood riding my bike and creating things to do in the forest. It took me back to young parenthood and copious coffee and unfinished books. New homes. Repairs. Laughter. It took me to that thief called time.

She is the greatest of thieves

Not for a moment to be caught

Looking forwards we illusively try

to overtake her

Continuously looking backwards

to remember her

She stares back from the mirror

Our wrinkles

quietly whispering

her name

And it took me to my pen where I quietly turn coffee into Ink.

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