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May 29, 2020May 29, 2020 Phillip Mullins Family, Memory, Poetry, Time, Writing

A Note About Time

As you can see, I'm not a poet. I just liked these words, together. A NOTE ABOUT TIME It's October. It's December.   It's May again?  And I'm not sure of the year.     Time and time and time.     A nickel buys bread,   but there is no medicine   to stop … Continue reading A Note About Time

January 1, 2020March 19, 2020 Phillip Mullins Aging, Blogging, Christmas, Family, Holidays, Optimism, Parenting, Writing

Here’s to (the next few moments of) 2020!

I know this falls well short of being a profound statement, but this is a strange time of the year.

September 27, 2017September 27, 2017 Phillip Mullins Parenting, Writing

The Boy on His Birthday

I haven’t attempted much poetry since college.  As such, I’m not even sure that’s what this is. For what it’s worth, this came from a strangely deep and abiding emotion which washed over me at my son’s 5th birthday party.  It was such a melancholy sensation seemingly linked not only the quick pace of life … Continue reading The Boy on His Birthday

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