Now two years on, with papers signed and waiting,
I start to think of all the little things.
One friend is moving on, already dating,
Now two years on, with papers signed and waiting.
But even if the life that I'm creating
Could fix the pain that broken loving brings,
Now two years on, with papers signed and waiting,
I start to think of all the little things.
Divorce Bard's Blog
...Iambic pentameter is for the ear. Read it out loud.
Divorce Bard
- Location
- pretty how town, USA
- Birthday
- February 13
- Bio
- While the ashes of marriage #2 were cooling, I began a journal here in verse, to keep myself out of trouble. So far so good, and one day at a time. I took a hiatus this past January, and I missed it terribly. Writing daily had changed the way I think - not my opinions, but the process of thinking itself. So here I am back again, and hungry.
I began with three rules: (1) Iambic pentameter, (2) Perfect rhyme, and (3) It had to be true (no hyperbole).
I hereby amend rule number 3: If I'm writing about myself, yes, it has to be true. But it doesn't, if I want to tell a story.
MY RECENT POSTS
- In My Kitchen
April 08, 2012 01:08AM - A Faded Drawing
March 31, 2012 09:33PM - An Incident.
February 26, 2012 05:13PM - Hands
February 18, 2012 09:26PM - A Valentine to My Two Kids.
Tuesday Feb 14, 2012
February 14, 2012 01:56AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Man, what does a guy
have to write in this town to
get some
attention like
this?”
May 25, 2012 01:14AM - “Brass - on lessons
learned, and your note "we
have a better
feel for the
con…”
May 10, 2012 12:40AM - “...and there was a
little period, a couple of
years ago, when
it was really
touch…”
May 02, 2012 01:32AM - “42? I can't remember
anything special about that
year at
all.
56: I
only just fig…”
May 02, 2012 01:31AM - “I have to agree with
Chicken Maaan. I don't know
what it is,
exactly, about
seei…”
May 02, 2012 01:25AM
Divorce Bard's Links
- December
- 12/31/10 A Very Small Thing
- 12/30/10 Anonymous #11 (A Villanelle)
- 12/29/10 Block
- 12/28/10 Coffee #6 (A Triloet)
- 12/27/10 Anonymous #10
- 12/26/10 12" Predicted
- 12/25/10 Anonymous #9
- 12/24/10 Rant #2
- 12/23/10 Personal Ad
- 12/22/10 After Moore: VIII (Goodnight #38)
- 12/21/10 After Moore: VII
- 12/20/10 After Moore: VI
- 12/19/10 After Moore: V
- 12/18/10 After Moore: IV
- 12/17/10 After Moore: III
- 12/16/10 After Moore: II
- 12/15/10 After Moore: I
- 12/14/10 -7 c.
- 12/13/10 Tannenbaum
- 12/12/10 A Walk
- 12/11/10 Anonymous #8 (Rain Predicted)
- 12/10/10 Diphthong
- 12/9/10 December Drive
- 12/8/10 Recounting #2
- 12/7/10 Driving Home
- 12/6/10 Goodnight #37
- 12/5/10 Mask
- 12/4/10 Anonymous #7
- 12/3/10 First #2
- 12/2/10 Missed
- 12/1/10 Goodnight #36
- November
- 11/30/10 Goodnight #35
- 11/29/10 5 Syllables
- 11/28/10 Sanctuary
- 11/27/10 Solomon Moment
- 11/26/10 Goodnight #34
- 11/25/10 Gratitude
- 11/24/10 Macy's
- 11/23/10 First
- 11/22/10 Dear Old
- 11/21/10 I Um...
- 11/20/10 Their Absence
- 11/19/10 Anonymous #6
- 11/18/10 So There
- 11/17/10 Late Autumn
- 11/16/10 Rescue
- 11/15/10 Award
- 11/14/10 Fantasia
- 11/13/10 Support Network
- 11/12/10 Listen
- 11/11/10 Parts of Speech
- 11/10/10 Errant
- 11/9/10 Curiosity
- 11/8/10 Memoirs
- 11/7/10 Hunter
- 11/6/10 Cusp
- 11/5/10 Balance Due #2
- 11/4/10 Carmen
- 11/3/10 Coffee #5
- 11/2/10 Easy Now
- 11/1/10 On/Off
- October
- 10/31/10 Treat
- 10/30/10 Goodnight #33
- 10/29/10 Goodnight #32
- 10/28/10 Two Thousand
- 10/27/10 Spanish Prisoner
- 10/26/10 Doohickey
- 10/25/10 Deadline Met
- 10/24/10 Goodnight #31
- 10/23/10 App #2
- 10/22/10 App
- 10/21/10 Goodnight #30
- 10/20/10 Homework
- 10/19/10 Goodnight #29
- 10/18/10 Cat Lady
- 10/17/10 Cosmology
- 10/16/10 Where I Sleep
- 10/15/10 At Last (Goodnight #28)
- 10/14/10 Beginner Band
- 10/13/10 Coffee #4
- 10/12/10 Divorce Papers (Goodnight #27)
- 10/11/10 To a Sprite
- 10/10/10 Poetry Fu
- 10/9/10 Speechless
- 10/8/10 Porch Light #2
- 10/7/10 Anonymous #5
- 10/6/10 Anonymous #4
- 10/5/10 Anonymous #3
- 10/4/10 Goodnight #26
- 10/3/10 Next Door: 408
- 10/2/10 Next Door: 412
- 10/1/10 Oops
- September
- 9/30/10 Weather Report #2
- 9/29/10 Shared Custody #3
- 9/28/10 Seuss Story #2
- 9/27/10 Reason
- 9/26/10 Shared Custody #2
- 9/25/10 Globalisation
- 9/24/10 AL 288-1
- 9/23/10 Equinox
- 9/22/10 Temptation
- 9/21/10 Seuss Story
- 9/20/10 Goodnight #25
- 9/19/10 Left Brain
- 9/18/10 Present Company Excepted
- 9/17/10 Flu
- 9/16/10 Goodnight #24
- 9/15/10 Goodnight #23
- 9/14/10 Homework Question
- 9/13/10 Bustle
- 9/12/10 Security
- 9/11/10 Antiphonal
- 9/10/10 Quiet Muse
- 9/9/10 Anonymous #2
- 9/8/10 Fable
- 9/7/10 Anonymous
- 9/6/10 Dinner With the Kids
- 9/5/10 Pets #4
- 9/4/10 Pets #3
- 9/3/10 Sunflowers #3
- 9/2/10 Balance Due
- 9/1/10 Agreement #2
- August
- 8/31/10 Berceuse
- 8/30/10 Goodnight #22
- 8/29/10 To My Daughter
- 8/28/10 Flash
- 8/27/10 Happy Birthday
- 8/26/10 Pets #2
- 8/25/10 Caption
- 8/24/10 After Apoapsis
- 8/23/10 The Envelope Said Grrr
- 8/22/10 Rain
- 8/21/10 Pets
- 8/20/10 Atmospherics
- 8/19/10 I Miss You
- 8/18/10 Goodnight #21
- 8/17/10 Walnuts
- 8/16/10 Letter
- 8/15/10 Returnables
- 8/14/10 Goodnight #20
- 8/13/10 Goodnight #19 (A Palindrome)
- 8/12/10 Ready for School (A Triolet)
- 8/11/10 Office (A Triolet)
- 8/10/10 Shared Custody (A Triolet)
- 8/9/10 Thinking (A Triolet)
- 8/8/10 Proofread THIS.
- 8/7/10 What is a Wife?
- 8/6/10 Awakening
- 8/5/10 Goodnight #18
- 8/4/10 Creeped Out
- 8/3/10 Messenger
- 8/2/10 Fingers Crossed
- 8/1/10 Diner
- July
- 7/31/10 Basketball (A Triolet)
- 7/30/10 Nursery Rhyme
- 7/29/10 Impermanence
- 7/28/10 Goodnight #17
- 7/27/10 Genesis I:1-3
- 7/26/10 Maybe Just by Holding Still
- 7/25/10 Roughing It
- 7/24/10 Super Swing Golf
- 7/23/10 FIFA
- 7/22/10 Agreement
- 7/21/10 Yes, Virginia
- 7/20/10 Pssst
- 7/19/10 Playdate
- 7/18/10 Verano por la Tarde
- 7/17/10 Sleeping Giant
- 7/16/10 Circus Camp
- 7/15/10 Pocket Change
- 7/14/10 A Rattling
- 7/13/10 Goodnight #16
- 7/12/10 Wood Thrush
- 7/11/10 Dickens Sketch
- 7/10/10 Tangaria
- 7/9/10 Distance #2
- 7/8/10 Weather Report
- 7/7/10 Seeing
- 7/6/10 Goodnight #15
- 7/5/10 Heat Wave
- 7/4/10 Home
- 7/3/10 Geology
- 7/2/10 Star Light Star Bright
- 7/1/10 Porch Light
- June
- 6/30/10 High Beams
- 6/29/10 Travel Game
- 6/28/10 Finished Packing
- 6/27/10 Midnight
- 6/26/10 Work/Play
- 6/25/10 CPU 100%
- 6/24/10 Fledgling
- 6/23/10 Acuity
- 6/22/10 Solstice #2
- 6/21/10 Solstice
- 6/20/10 Father's Day
- 6/20/10 Repost for Father's Day
- 6/19/10 Late Evening
- 6/18/10 Preoccupation
- 6/17/10 Goodnight #14
- 6/16/10 Inquiry
- 6/15/10 Accent
- 6/14/10 Goodnight #13
- 6/13/10 Chess #2
- 6/12/10 Literacy
- 6/11/10 Transition #4
- 6/10/10 Wealth
- 6/9/10 Goodnight #12
- 6/8/10 Soon
- 6/7/10 Talisman
- 6/6/10 Reentry
- 6/5/10 Late Spring
- 6/4/10 Placeholder
- 6/3/10 Goodnight #11
- 6/2/10 Superman
- 6/1/10 Rant
- May
- 5/31/10 Quick Visit
- 5/30/10 Homecoming
- 5/29/10 Maybe #2
- 5/28/10 Goodnight #10
- 5/27/10 Wish
- 5/26/10 Blue Period
- 5/25/10 Courage
- 5/24/10 Poof
- 5/23/10 Concert
- 5/22/10 Quotidian #2
- 5/21/10 Pine
- 5/20/10 Anthem
- 5/19/10 Goodnight #9
- 5/18/10 Homework #2
- 5/17/10 Baseball
- 5/16/10 Late
- 5/15/10 Sunflowers #2
- 5/14/10 Injury
- 5/13/10 Maybe
- 5/12/10 Sick Day
- 5/11/10 Jewelry
- 5/10/10 Fixit
- 5/9/10 Step
- 5/8/10 Greeting Card
- 5/7/10 Recounting
- 5/6/10 Forward
- 5/5/10 Sunflowers
- 5/4/10 Goodnight #8
- 5/3/10 Hunger
- 5/2/10 Daydream
- 5/1/10 Distance
- April
- 4/30/10 Friday Soccer
- 4/29/10 Proximity
- 4/28/10 Laundry #2
- 4/27/10 Journal
- 4/26/10 Kirlian Images
- 4/25/10 Girl Scout Cookies
- 4/24/10 Physics
- 4/23/10 Peregrinations
- 4/22/10 Ache
- 4/21/10 Gamble Gambol
- 4/20/10 Cartographer
- 4/20/10 Ho ho ho
- 4/18/10 Looming
- 4/17/10 Activites
- 4/16/10 Sleepover #2
- 4/15/10 Revolution
- 4/14/10 Great Circle
- 4/13/10 Goodnight #7
- 4/12/10 Bicycling
- 4/11/10 Jitney
- 4/10/10 Landscaping
- 4/9/10 Goodnight #6
- 4/8/10 Ex-smoker
- 4/7/10 Busy
- 4/6/10 Sleepover
- 4/5/10 Spring #2
- 4/4/10 Hello?
- 4/3/10 Divination
- 4/2/10 Later
- 4/1/10 Beautiful Day
- March
- 3/31/10 1775
- 3/30/10 Neighbors
- 3/29/10 Testament
- 3/28/10 Prisoner
- 3/27/10 Chess
- 3/26/10 Showtime
- 3/25/10 Internal Debate
- 3/24/10 Traveling South
- 3/23/10 Rain
- 3/22/10 Une Belle Journee
- 3/21/10 Traveling North
- 3/20/10 Goodnight #5
- 3/19/10 Bystander
- 3/18/10 Sun
- 3/17/10 Wooden Spoon
- 3/16/10 Solo
- 3/15/10 Goodnight #4
- 3/14/10 List
- 3/13/10 Weather Watch
- 3/12/10 Tacos
- 3/11/10 Hands
- 3/10/10 Viola #2
- 3/9/10 Spring
- 3/8/10 Viola #1
- 3/7/10 Birthday
- 3/6/10 Conceit
- 3/5/10 Improvement #2
- 3/4/10 EMail
- 3/3/10 Basketball
- 3/2/10 Goodnight #3
- 3/1/10 Light
- February
- 2/28/10 Improvement
- 2/27/10 Transition #3
- 2/26/10 End of Day
- 2/25/10 Transition #2
- 2/24/10 Goodnight #2
- 2/23/10 License
- 2/22/10 Coffee #3
- 2/21/10 After Periapsis
- 2/20/10 Ikea #3
- 2/19/10 Goodnight
- 2/18/10 Dental Work
- 2/17/10 Snow #3
- 2/16/10 Snow #2
- 2/15/10 Conversation
- 2/14/10 Valentine
- 2/13/10 Coffee #2
- 2/12/10 Chin Up
- 2/11/10 Dream #2
- 2/10/10 Snow #1
- 2/9/10 Parking Ticket
- 2/8/10 Yellow
- 2/7/10 Habit
- 2/6/10 Ikea #2
- 2/5/10 Homecoming
- 2/4/10 Coffee #1
- 2/3/10 Fever
- 2/2/10 Forgot (again)
- 2/1/10 Quotidian
- January
- 1/31/10 Empty Seat
- 1/30/10 Pinewood Derby
- 1/29/10 Movie Night
- 1/28/10 Quatrain 2
- 1/27/10 Debts and Taxes
- 1/26/10 Quatrain +1
- 1/25/10 Therapy
- 1/24/10 The Spelling is Important
- 1/23/10 Jackie Chan
- 1/22/10 Transition #1
- 1/21/10 Dream #1
- 1/20/10 Confession
- 1/19/10 Something New
- 1/18/10 No Answer
- 1/17/10 Adjusting
- 1/16/10 Ikea #1
- 1/15/10 Routine
- 1/14/10 Late Night
- 1/13/10 Homework
- 1/12/10 Not in the Kitchen!
- 1/11/10 Blank
- 1/10/10 Day's End
- 1/9/10 HMO
- 1/8/10 Forgot
- 1/7/10 Distraction
- 1/6/10 Ticket
- 1/5/10 Target
- 1/4/10 Holiday Memories
- 1/3/10 Stumbling
- 1/2/10 Morning
- 1/1/10 Laundry

Salon.com
Comments
We always wait to think about the "Little things," when all we have left is the silence.
{{{{HUGS}}}}
Sending huge hugs
I too had a harder time the second year post-divorce, tougher even than the first anniversary.
Therapy helped me immensely and helped me boil everything down to this essence: Why, did I want a man who didn't want me?
So it is for you; think about doing likewise
hugs ~ Thanks for the ouch - I'm grateful for the empathy.
Canuck ~ Thanks for coming by! Yes and you know, these "next chapters" have a way of not announcing themselves until we're in the middle of them.
froggy ~ don't forget I did this once before -- although there were no kids in my first marriage. But the territory isn't completely "unknown".
Kate ~ do this for me tonight: go give your sweetheart a hug that surprises.
fireeyes24 ~ Yes precisely. And believe me, it's pretty darned quiet here.
Jan ~ That is why I'm so intrigued by this form. Thanks for letting me know that it worked - that was exactly what I wanted to accomplish.
rita ~ Really, your favorite? You make a guy want to drive all the way to your town and stroll through the emergency room doors, just for a cup of coffee.
RomanticPoetess ~ Ouch - my best to you. I know that coming to an agreed-on paper is a very, very difficult process.
Linda ~ I do like the way you cut to the heart of it. I think I'll go try your macaroni and cheese recipe, just for that.
Dave ~ Yes, I know you have a parallel story. I hope all is well, or getting there. And I always appreciate your coming by to read.
Joan ~ Thank you. I'm glad that you come by to read. Now like I said to Kate, go give your husband a kiss that surprises him.
anna1 - I hope that time was not too difficult for you. I am always very grateful that you come by to read.
elsma03 ~ Thank you for your advice. All in good time, I think.
Caroline ~ Your compliments make me very grateful. And as for that "very, very soon" part, the sentiment makes me very grateful indeed.
Susan ~ You're seconding Caroline's note? Thank you for those wishes.
Thank you again, to everyone. I'm going to fall into bed now.
Your servant.