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Ninety degrees (revised) (a poem)

2015/08/10 — Leave a comment

Still not completely satisfied with this, but I think I have improved it somewhat…
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Human nature (2015 edition) (a poem)

2015/08/10 — Leave a comment

I wrote this a couple of weeks ago, but I am posting it today, since I took a break this weekend from writing.

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Dear Monday…

2015/08/10 — Leave a comment

Dear Monday,

Feeling more relaxed after taking an actual two-day break. How about you?

Love,
Kevin

(10 August 2015)

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Dear Sunday…

2015/08/09 — Leave a comment

Dear Sunday,

Oh, humans!

Love,
Kevin

(9 August 2015)

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Dear Saturday…

2015/08/08 — Leave a comment

Dear Saturday,

Not enough sleep, but feeling better anyway.

Love,
Kevin

(8 August 2015)

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A poem from 1992

2015/08/07 — 5 Comments

I did not write anything yesterday; today is still up for grabs. Meanwhile, I re-discovered a couple (okay, four) poems I wrote in 1992, while I was still living in Tokyo. This particular poem would appear to be concerned with the subway.

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Dear Friday…

2015/08/07 — Leave a comment

Dear Friday,

Slugtown. Population: Kevin.

Love,
Kevin

(7 August 2015)

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Whenever I skip buying a cable because I am sure I already have the one I need (a poem)

2015/08/06 — Leave a comment

I did not write anything yesterday (though I did continue working on book cover drafts), so here is a bonus trinket from Tuesday…

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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged August 2015, cables, cords, knots, poem, poetry, search, tangles. Bookmark the permalink.

Dear Thursday…

2015/08/06 — Leave a comment

Dear Thursday,

We live in interesting times, don’t we?

Love,
Kevin

(6 August 2015)

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Why it’s broke (a poem)

2015/08/05 — Leave a comment

I know I have a tendency to make things more complicated than they need to be…

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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged August 2015, complicated, interference, meddling, poem, poetry, short-sightedness, simple, tinkering. Bookmark the permalink.

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