James in the vineyard with two not so stodgy ladies. The Stodgy Pleasures of the
Unvaried Particulars of Life
They say we are boring.
Those people of a younger age.
It might be so.
But who can imagine the
Interest one can develop over the
Insignificant and trivial.
It is the minute details of life,
The tiny spots and dots of this
And that which entertain us.
Watching to see how the rain
Splatters on the window,
We imagine a universe of microbes
On the glass.
We marvel at how the spider rebuilds
Her web every day and
How it becomes a doily in the sky.
We talk about the neighbors,
And watch them from our windows,
Come and go like creatures
In a reversed zoo.
We laugh at the same inside jokes,
Not because we forget, but
Because there are subtle and
Silent changes in the humor
That only we notice.
We marvel at how it is that we are
Fortunate enough to sit and discuss
Nothing and everything over,
And yet over again, without tedium.
No sir, we are not dull.
It is quite obvious we are more
Clever than before, because we have
Found intelligence and
Enrichment in the uneventful of
Our lives.
Susan Patterson
11-2013
Unvaried Particulars of Life
They say we are boring.
Those people of a younger age.
It might be so.
But who can imagine the
Interest one can develop over the
Insignificant and trivial.
It is the minute details of life,
The tiny spots and dots of this
And that which entertain us.
Watching to see how the rain
Splatters on the window,
We imagine a universe of microbes
On the glass.
We marvel at how the spider rebuilds
Her web every day and
How it becomes a doily in the sky.
We talk about the neighbors,
And watch them from our windows,
Come and go like creatures
In a reversed zoo.
We laugh at the same inside jokes,
Not because we forget, but
Because there are subtle and
Silent changes in the humor
That only we notice.
We marvel at how it is that we are
Fortunate enough to sit and discuss
Nothing and everything over,
And yet over again, without tedium.
No sir, we are not dull.
It is quite obvious we are more
Clever than before, because we have
Found intelligence and
Enrichment in the uneventful of
Our lives.
Susan Patterson
11-2013
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Discussion of The Stodgy Pleasure...
I am defending the stodgy, which seems to be more the adopted lifestyle as I grow older. Some people grow old without being stodgy. How they do that, I am not sure. However, I say, revel in what you are, not what you are not. Be proud of your abilities to be satisfied with the mundane, the trivial and the ordinary. 'Nuff said. skp
Last Year's Christmas Gift
Nahla and a birthday cupcake. For those who ask, this is Nahla on her first birthday. Nahla was born on December 21st, 2012, the day that the world was supposed to have ended. How marvelous to have life in the form of a beautiful and happy little girl instead of the death and destruction of our earth.
❅ Winter is poetry in white. Earlene Grey ❅
Timberline Lodge at Mt. Hood in winter. How gorgeous is that?
Happy 2014 to you! skp
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