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The Orange
At lunchtime I bought a huge orange—
The size of it made us all laugh.
I peeled it and shared it with Robert and Dave—
They got quarters and I had a half.
And that orange, it made me so happy,
As ordinary things often do
Just lately. …(two more lines)
The rest of the day was quite easy.
I did all the jobs on my list
And enjoyed them and had some time over.
I love you. I’m glad I exist.
— Dec 29, 2025 02:56AM
At lunchtime I bought a huge orange—
The size of it made us all laugh.
I peeled it and shared it with Robert and Dave—
They got quarters and I had a half.
And that orange, it made me so happy,
As ordinary things often do
Just lately. …(two more lines)
The rest of the day was quite easy.
I did all the jobs on my list
And enjoyed them and had some time over.
I love you. I’m glad I exist.
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is 99% done
I never know if I like poetry. Although if I do, it’s poems like some of these, which feel like quick scribblings on scrap paper, like a mechanism for how Cope processes life. There are poems (as usual) about objectively (?) beautiful observations that I find incredibly boring like a “dragonfly
landing on the old white boat” but perhaps I’m still waiting to experience a “day” as being “so still.”
— Dec 29, 2025 03:08AM
landing on the old white boat” but perhaps I’m still waiting to experience a “day” as being “so still.”
