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Ordinary Average Thoughts

Confounding expectations since 1963

Musings

[Metaphor pending] (a poem)

2017/01/09 — Leave a comment

When the cat interrupts my dream just as it is getting to the good part…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged expectation, fatigue, January 2017, poem, poetry, rest, sleep. Bookmark the permalink.

Dear Monday…

2017/01/09 — Leave a comment

Dear Monday,

This alarm cat needs training to not wake me up during the good parts…

Love,
Kevin

(9 January 2017)

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Writing and tagged Dear Monday, January 2017, love notes to the days of the week, year 4. Bookmark the permalink.

Dear Sunday…

2017/01/08 — Leave a comment

Dear Sunday,

Let’s see: Mercury is direct again, it’s raining heavily, and I sliced my finger on what used to be my favorite coffee cup when I was throwing out the trash. I’m going to cut you a break—this time…

Love,
Kevin

(8 January 2017)

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Writing and tagged Dear Sunday, January 2017, love notes to the days of the week, year 4. Bookmark the permalink.

Two untitled fragments (a poem)

2017/01/08 — 1 Comment

Two untitled poems that do not quite mesh together, but cannot quite stand alone. For now, I accept the imperfection…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged book as metaphor, fragments, January 2017, personal qualities, poem, poetry. Bookmark the permalink.

Bruises and blood and dreams of defeat (a poem)

2017/01/07 — Leave a comment

Too much time spent at the computer today to come up with anything beyond this verbless poem, in which I attempt to capture something of the last dream I had before waking up this morning…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged chase, dream, January 2017, poem, poetry, verbless. Bookmark the permalink.

Dear Saturday…

2017/01/07 — Leave a comment

Dear Saturday,

Somebody should really come up with a defragmenter for sleep. I’d use it.

Love,
Kevin

(7 January 2017)

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

Three stanzas about my hat (a poem)

2017/01/06 — 3 Comments

Bonus round! For some reason, the phrase ‘I’ve got a hat’ popped into my head. I decided to challenge myself to make that the subject of a poem, resulting in this…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged handmade, hat, Irish, January 2017, meaning, poem, poetry, style. Bookmark the permalink.

I am the dreamer (a poem)

2017/01/06 — Leave a comment

A short poem inspired by a line from an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Continue reading

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged dreams, January 2017, poem, poetry. Bookmark the permalink.

Dear Friday…

2017/01/06 — Leave a comment

Dear Friday,

I’ll be looking for frost on my windshield this morning—so I can test out that mixture I read about a couple of days ago…

Love,
Kevin

(6 January 2017)

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

On the other side, past the line (a poem)

2017/01/05 — Leave a comment

Inspired by the background photo I used for the cover of …but for the thoughts running through my mind. Continue reading

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged ekphrastic, impressions, January 2017, photograph, poem, poetry. Bookmark the permalink.

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