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Not in the mood today (a poem)

2017/10/07 — Leave a comment

I skipped yesterday, as it turned out. I don’t much feel like writing today, either—but I don’t want to get out of the habit, so I gave it a shot anyway…
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Dear Saturday…

2017/10/07 — Leave a comment

Dear Saturday,

I hate it when I wake up with a literal pain in the neck…

Love,
Kevin

(7 October 2017)

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Dear Friday…

2017/10/06 — Leave a comment

Dear Friday,

When you wake up to the cat going all Veruca Salt because you ran out of Fancy Feast without realizing it…

Love,
Kevin

(6 October 2017)

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Writing and tagged Dear Friday, letters to the days of the week, October 2017, year 4. Bookmark the permalink.

Under lights dimmed (a poem)

2017/10/05 — 2 Comments

Writing a poem in dim light…
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Dear Thursday…

2017/10/05 — Leave a comment

Dear Thursday,

I didn’t expect Monday’s late night dealing with phone stuff would throw off my sleep for the rest of the week, but here we are.

Love,
Kevin

(5 October 2017)

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Writing and tagged Dear Thursday, letters to the days of the week, October 2017, year 4. Bookmark the permalink.

4 October 2017, Lake Forest Park, in front of Albertsons (a poem)

2017/10/04 — Leave a comment

This came into my head as I was driving to Third Place Commons; I wrote it down after I had parked in front of Albertsons (where I bought an everything bagel)…
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Dear Wednesday…

2017/10/04 — Leave a comment

Dear Wednesday,

I hadn’t expected to see you again so soon—but you’re right on time, aren’t you?

Love,
Kevin

(4 October 2017)

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Ode to the pineapple on the conference table (a poem)

2017/10/03 — 2 Comments

Bonus bonus round. This one doesn’t use anaphora; I wrote it at a workshop earlier this evening, then revised it slightly when I got home…
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Looking through my bathroom window (a poem)

2017/10/03 — Leave a comment

Bonus round…
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Mercury, O Mercury (A Retrograde Tale) (a poem)

2017/10/03 — Leave a comment

Frustration expressed through a bit of light verse…
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