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Beginning to melt (a poem)

2017/10/31 — Leave a comment

Written this Tuesday morning while listening to the music that follows…
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Dear Tuesday…

2017/10/31 — Leave a comment

Dear Tuesday,

Another chance to redress Monday’s…Mondayness…

Love,
Kevin

(31 October 2017)

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Of (a poem)

2017/10/30 — 1 Comment

I started this with the line about the wheat stalk. I don’t know why, but I went with it anyway…
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Dear Monday…

2017/10/30 — Leave a comment

Dear Monday,

You are appropriately crisp this morning, O Monday.

Love,
Kevin

(30 October 2017)

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Iona, the Ethereal (a poem)

2017/10/29 — Leave a comment

I wrote this earlier today, after learning about the new Ruby Throat album. This poem can be read two ways: either in order, or the long lines followed by the italicized lines.
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The failure of signposts (a poem)

2017/10/29 — Leave a comment

You can’t trust everything you see…
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Dear Sunday…

2017/10/29 — Leave a comment

Dear Sunday,

Brother, can you spare a grand? (Stupid car…)

Love,
Kevin

(29 October 2017)

This entry was posted in General/Miscellany, Life, Musings, Writing and tagged Dear Sunday, love notes to the days of the week, October, Year 5. Bookmark the permalink.

Western Family Original Saltines (a poem)

2017/10/28 — Leave a comment

I should not have been surprised—Western Family products tend to be kind of gross…
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Dear Saturday…

2017/10/28 — Leave a comment

Dear Saturday,

Will we be able to keep it running cool? We shall see…

Love,
Kevin

(28 October 2017)

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210º F (a poem)

2017/10/27 — Leave a comment

This poem actually uses epistrophe, not anaphora—but I’m not likely to write another poem within the next half-hour, so…
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