My Old Man's Sidekick - Feb. 22, 2022

with nose symptoms

consistent as sap tapped

from a spring maple

I push away the Kleenex

and unfold a handkerchief

senior move?

generational milestone?

dad’s influence?

the bulge in my pocket

collecting more and more

samples from

more and more uses

with each passing day

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