Monthly Archives: March 2014

That’s My Seat

Posted on March 27, 2014 by mahines

This is my spot. It’s where I stand every morning, five days a week. It’s right where the second door of the first car of the train opens. You better not be standing there when I walk down the platform. … Continue reading →

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Letting Go

Posted on March 25, 2014 by mahines

How hard that is, the letting go. I want to hold on forever. I reach, I close my fist, but there is only smoke between my fingers. Mine. Such a foolish word. Everything is pulled from our grasp eventually. The … Continue reading →

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One More Summer

Posted on March 10, 2014 by mahines

  Give me one more summer, Old Man. One more summer to walk down the road While you trot along beside me in the tall grass. It’s too cold for you now And you are so unsure on the ice. … Continue reading →

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Old Habits

Posted on March 5, 2014 by mahines

Today is Ash Wednesday and I got my ashes.  Now, I’m a lapsed Catholic, although I much prefer the old Irish term – fallen away Catholic. (I always picture climbing up the Catholic ladder to heaven, slipping and falling down … Continue reading →

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Nobody’s Fool

Posted on March 4, 2014 by mahines

I have spent most of my life working in Manhattan. I even lived there for six years after college. I’m street smart. I know what neighborhoods are OK to be in by myself and which are not. I know how … Continue reading →

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