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Memory kicks me riotously
and I return the favor more
politely, changing names
to protect the innocent,
consolidating time, place,
and personages into
characters that are hard
to stereotype or sort back
into aha(s) of you-knew-
me-when. Now memory
and I practice surprise daily
kick for kick with no bruising
and lots of problem solving—
conflicts drive the whole
story with failures and
successes the best action
of all--until a character
stops to rest, musing,
monologuing, languidly
connecting dots, and
delighting in learning
something new or in
the perverse predictability
of it all. What a dance!
My blog poems are rough drafts.
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© 2023 Susan L. Chast
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