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Ordinary Average Thoughts

Confounding expectations since 1963

Life

Dear Thursday…

2017/11/02 — Leave a comment

Dear Thursday,

Wednesday got the month off to a decent start. You, on the other hand, are troubling me with this weather—I like the colors, but it shouldn’t be this cold yet.

Love,
Kevin

(2 November 2017)

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Trixie (a poem)

2017/11/02 — Leave a comment

These elevenies are too damn serious so far. Here is a silly one to balance things out…
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Edges (a poem)

2017/11/01 — Leave a comment

At the last minute, I decided on the elevenie as my writing challenge for November—another month of counting words…
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Dear Wednesday…

2017/11/01 — Leave a comment

Dear Wednesday,

Your turn—get it right.

Love,
Kevin

(1 November 2017)

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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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