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notoriusly known for being late
she arrived just past midnight
wearing a mustard silk dress
and subtle perfume

sitting at the piano
cloaked in quietude
he stirred slightly
denying acknowledgement

without lights or sight
elastic in her approach
announcing her presence
she stood close to him
attentive with her ...

I may not be on the forum often and may seem a little fuzzy for a day or so. I am on Neurotion, 400 mg three times a day. So I stay fuzzed.

So, I'm playing with this sweet young thing I met at Walmart last night. He's been working there 3 days, although I saw him for the first time yesterday. It was his hair that caught my eye. It looks like this:



His face is a much more youthful version, however. (-: If Scott Weiland from the Stone Temple Pilots was 15 years younger, didn't do drugs and worked out, he'd look like my young Aaron. ...

Well, we went to the orthopeadist the other day and he recommends a hip replacement. She's marginally improved, but pain is still there and while the joint is held together with screws, one can see the fracture line on the x-rays and the ball of the joint not quite aligned in the socket.

I was about to say, ok let's do it, until he went through the obligatory stating of the risks. He said there is a 1 in 100-200 chances of dying, 1 in 100-200 chances of infection, 1 in 100-200 ...

This was my entry to the Picture poetry contest, based on the excellent painting by Vermeer, selected by Petrarch's Love.

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Vermeer’s Milkmaid
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