HeyJaredAlong the Way
All the things big and small that have attracted my attention and prompted my poetry.
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- Sep 24, 2026
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Remembering How to Breathe (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedHow does my heart still remember how to beat? How do my nose and lungs still remember how to breathe?<sour
Mashed Potatoes & Gravy (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedLike it was yesterday, the smell, the taste, the sounds. Mashed potatoes and gravy, that's all she had to say, then served it with a fried chicken thigh or a drum stick, or sometimes a thin pork chop.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4nWp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F
Casting Grass (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedCharlie said he knew a rock further up the Roaring Fork. Said he'd one day seen something swirling in the dark, still water at the edge of that massive slab. No guarantees but he thought it worth hiking upstream, just to see what we might see. I agreed! Halfway there, Charlie suggested: "Let's switch rods. I want you to try my bamboo!"<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://subst
Morning Moon (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedSometimes I stare at the sky and see nothing but the moon.<img alt="" class="sizi
Beyond Friends, Forever (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedLong before that first touch, before the first walk on the beach holding hands, long before the first kiss, if you're lucky, really, really lucky you're friends.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0Wez!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F30c6d2a4-aba9-4062-b7fa-3ec281ce494d_4000
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