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List Me Lovely
“Lists today are a way of trying to get through the
day, because we’re losing our sense of time.”
--David Viscott.
My retirement began
in joy,
in perpetual motion,
in parcels,
in June 2010,
in my 66th year,
within the conclusion of my bondage,
but never incognito.
For some inexplicable reason,
I was given several years at the
tail-end of my teaching career
to learn to let go,
to inaugurate serious retirement planning
to investigate digital photography,
to learn more about personal computers,
to give up my personal office space,
to sit in the large noisy typing pool,
to become anonymous,
calm,
tiny, nearly
invisible.
Yes, my compassionate superiors
actually allowed me to ease into
my transition,
my rebirth,
my adventure,
my stress-free zone.
my dreams,
fantasies,
hopes,
plans, paths, & pursuits.
Of course in an imperfect world
one never really foresees, or allows for,
or expects
poor health,
death in the family,
death among your peers, accidents,
or on the flip side,
the magical birth of eight
grand children, and
the loss of your free
time, contrasted with
the traumatic death of pets,
political chaos,
loss of portfolio revenue,
automobile & home repairs,
additional obesity, and
a painful plethora of new
symptoms & pains.
For me, lists form in
thin air; the best way to stave
off poor memory.
Glenn Buttkus
Posted over at dVerse Poets Pub MTB
15 comments:
Each part of life has it's own list of pros and cons, but often lists are longer than we can handle... alas.
Glenn, you are a true Master of these. In form, flow, wording, all.
Brilliant writing, I am clapping. You have captured so much in your word list.
You own this form! I am so taken with the entirety of your post - wonderful, Glenn!
Jilly has it right--you do shine in this form. And, come to think of it, much of your poetry incorporates listing. I love that handwritten intro but the whole affair is so good. And that bit about the relationship between lists and the aging memory--uh, yes.
Ah, Glen, you are an inveterate list-maker (which I definitely am NOT), but you manage to make it all a good read! I'm impressed with that talent.
The master of form himself!❤️ This is absolutely outstanding, Glenn!
And a perfect last line. What a bucket list of love!
Why is it when you reach the end of your career it coincides with the end of your life? Seems like it would be better the other way around, to have your health, money and time when you could take advantage of all of it? Loved your list
You do these list poem thingies well. 'nuff said.
Nice lists of stuff. I make lists as a way to temporarily forget about what's on the list.
It's unfortunate, but lists are here to stay. Without them we run around chasing our tails and all the stuff we forgot.
Just stunning writing and form.
i'd make a list but then I'd forget where i put it ~
a powerfully truthful list that doesn't feel like a list
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