We Climb the Stairs

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We Climb the Stairs

Groundhog Day should

Be fun, I guess

Fun is good

We need fun

But then there are these

Shootings from last night

(the news I got

last night)

In schools

With at least

One child dead

A teen

Someone’s child

I don’t mean to say

Forget the goofy

Or excess

I guess

I’m searching for perspective

Phil saw his shadow,

By the way

And by the way

He’s typically wrong

I think on purpose

For being yanked out of

His burrow

In midwinter

C L Couch

Photo by Bernard Hermant on Unsplash

https://news.yahoo.com/milwaukee-police-search-suspect-quintuple-161626587.html

https://www.freep.com/story/news/nation/2022/02/02/richfield-minnesota-school-shooting-suspects-custody/9312308002/

https://news.yahoo.com/beloved-campus-officers-killed-bridgewater-142022218.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr

https://kidsongs.com/song/me-and-my-shadow/

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In conversation, I prefer Christopher. My mom named me after Christopher Robin, after all. In writing, I use “C L Couch” (or, more simply, “c l couch”) because the form is genderless and also frankly easier to use. I have awful writer’s cramp. I am an educator more or less retired, more or less due to disability. At present, I live in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania (USA). My writing here I mean to be occasional and also devotional. Either or both. The banner and profile photographs are by my friend and peer Debra Danielson. More of Debbie’s work to be enjoyed is at debradanielson.org. Thanks to each of you and both and all for coming to my blog.

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henhouselady
February 2, 2022 at 8:16 pm

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Phil is a liar.

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- clcouch123
  February 3, 2022 at 11:04 pm
  
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  Yes, I’m afraid he is. His track record is not praiseworthy. And you have the weather to prove it. And now I have it.
  
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VJ Knutson
February 3, 2022 at 2:13 pm

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So hard to keep a balanced perspective when the news has us reeling. Well written.

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- clcouch123
  February 3, 2022 at 11:05 pm
  
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  Thank you. I’ve heard or read pundit discussions about balance, but it’s especially tough to have when so many things to balance are extreme.
  
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