Dear Tuesday, Welcome to the shadow period… Love, Kevin (19 February 2019)
Bookstore Poem #487
What happens when you pass the new releases tables and the animals section in quick succession… Be who you would be if you measured everything in dog years Indulge in pleasures without guilt Break for nothing that’s not in your way The swirls in the corner of your vision push weather patterns aside to make [...]
Dear Monday…
Dear Monday, Well, at least you and the government have the day off, right? Love, Kevin (18 February 2019)
Winter exile (a poem)
Had to get this one out before bedtime… 1 The accumulated scenery hides its condition —Can you see the face hiding amongst the dots? —Can you find the words hiding amongst the static? 2 When reflections stare [...]
Dear Sunday…
Dear Sunday, Yeah, I got nothin’. Love, Kevin (17 February 2019)
Lines too fine to draw within (a poem)
Not really in a writing mood today, but I managed this… I’m drawn to wilder textures loath though I am to put them on myself I know what doesn’t fit me well and the futility of forcing the peg into incompatible holes Yes, I know incompatible flavours sometimes produce surprises— you should have seen me [...]
Dear Saturday…
Dear Saturday, All this rain, but there’s still snow on the ground. Love, Kevin (16 February 2019)
Bookstore Poem #486
Today was my first real outing since the snow started two weeks ago. Strange thoughts coming out… Hard masses beneath the skin are where the tightness converges This does not feel human but the raised surfaces and my ability to move prove my impressions wrong— as always Causes disguise themselves as ordinary annoyances enabling them [...]
Dear Friday…
Dear Friday, Will this be the day my car finally tastes freedom again? Love, Kevin (15 February 2019)
Exploring cover drafts: a selection, 2-14-19
For now, I have narrowed my choices down to these three: I like my other options as well, but I am having an easier time with my book jacket design using these three cover options. Decisions, decisions, decisions… (14 February 2019)
