I step boldly
……….and falter
the clock ticks
coldly
like the heart
of the old Southern governor
who thinks things don’t change much
and re-adjusts a suspender.
Time
is the only contender.
Ruth Ann Scanzillo
PA
littlebarefeetblog.com (WordPress)
Professional collaborative cellist and pianist/former public school music teacher and childrens’ drama coach……..amateur poet…..essayist…………………………………………….
Influences: James Kavanaugh; Lance Morrow; Erma Bombeck; Peggy Noonan; Garrison Keillor; Billy Collins; Leonard Cohen; and, Alice Munro.
Local eccentric, social loner, over-active imaginator and speculator,
poetreecreations.wordpress.com 
Hi! Thank you for posting my poem, AGE! I’m thrilled that you chose this poem.Ruth Ann Scanzillop.s. in my Bio, the edit should read: “Over-active imaginator, and wisening woman” instead of the edit which appears as: “over-active imagination and wiser woman”. Thank you for correcting this! The meanings in the edit can carry a misleading message. Thank you, again!! : )
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2015 20:29:28 +0000 To: littlebarefeet@msn.com
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Hi Ruth the dictionary went wild on here and would not accept the word wisening. Overactive has to have an hyphen.Perhaps it is being indecisive.Whatever it is I will continue to try and argue that you are right.
Regards and well wishes Gillian.
If anyone can support any of these words please let us know what you come up with to clarify this matter.Thanks
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OMG! It was the software. I should have realized. Hah. We need a poet’s dictionary app – !! Thanks. R.A.
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p.s. wisened. ?
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