Meniscus Poems

The mistress of excuses

...A charley horse is killing me, so I am dragging my left foot
I cannot meet for lunch, for my face is full of dirty soot
I am limping a little thanks to a torn meniscus on my knee
You will have to ...

exercising through my life

...Swimming was my favorite exercise as a child
Loved the freezing cold water even if air was mild
In the late seventies, racquetball became the rage
I drove my new baby to daycare and loved this age...

those days are gone

...I have five hobbies
Do them all day long now that I am retired
Cartooning, painting, poetry
Tv binge watching
Playing with my dogs
I used to garden
But my knees won’t bend any more
I swam and ...

Ties

...Ties

The squealing of
the glowing ties in 
my bottom chest drawer,
 ties I seldom wear and 
definitely don’t think 
much about, spreads in 
my knee to 
affect the 
lateral collateral and 
...

Sappho Translations XIV

...Sappho Translations XIII by Michael R. Burch

In these translations the fragment numbers are mostly Lobel-Page. All translations are by Michael R. Burch and should be so credited if they are used i...

I used to be able to

...I used to be able to run full steam all day with little sleep
Now I can barely walk unless I have a little cat nap
because I still am a fitful sleeper at night, up and down

I once ran around my ...

Meniscus

..."meniscus"


the water strider disciple

no doubt believes

he's jesus...

Old Age Can Never Catch Up

...old age can never get me I said
Putting on my roller skates
I don’t need a helmet I said.
Bam. Crack. Break. Smack.
guess I am not as young as I thought

No problem, a broken leg, big deal.
No...

Old Age Is Inconvenient

...The day I fell off a chair and damaged my leg
I was amazed, for I had been resilient before
It took me a long time to heal my torn meniscus
I had bruised the bone too
I went from a wheelchair to ...

Another Ilene

...My first appointment for P.T.
(To help my torn-meniscus knee)
Had me arriving at the same
Time as another with my name.

She entered with a loud complaint – 
The elevator was too quaint
And so...

I Have Optimistic Ideas

...I will win this race I think forgetting that my body does not run.
I will dance my jeans off I believe forgetting I have a torn meniscus.
I will do a double triple quadruple skate move at the Olymp...

Thank You Nurse Linda

...Linda, you gave me the confidence to be myself without apologizing.
Your kindness was most appreciated, especially without sermonizing.
You took care of my medical needs, and also my spiritual need...

Thank You Nurse Linda

...Linda, you gave me the confidence to be myself without apologizing.
Your kindness was most appreciated, especially without sermonizing.
You took care of my medical needs, and also my spiritual need...

The Unexpected

...One thing I’ve learned about life…in all the memories I’ve collected…is hot to embrace the unanticipated…the unforeseen…the unexpected

Oh, I still believe in planing trips with forethought, cautio...

Day I Stepped On Back of a Chair

...I stepped back onto the back of the chair, not the seat.
Began screaming when I realized I was going down hard.
My foot landed in six different directions.
I yelled “Get the boss! Get co-workers! ...

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