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Poetry Marathon 2016, Hour Five: The last time I went there

2016/08/13 — Leave a comment

Fifth poem of the day. Continue reading

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged anticipation, August 2016, buildings, farmland, green fields, Kevin J. O'Conner, landmarks, poem, poetry, resolve, side road, spaces, travel, truck, view, window. Bookmark the permalink.

Poetry Marathon 2016, Hour Four: The dream is always the same

2016/08/13 — Leave a comment

Fourth poem of the day. Continue reading

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged August 2016, destructive beliefs, half marathon, lies, poem, poetry, Poetry Marathon 2016, self-delusion. Bookmark the permalink.

Poetry Marathon 2016, Hour Three: The disposable nature of pop music

2016/08/13 — Leave a comment

Third poem of the day. Continue reading

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged association, August 2016, emotion, half marathon, letting go, memory, poem, poetry, Poetry Marathon 2016, pop music, pop song. Bookmark the permalink.

Dear Saturday…

2016/08/13 — 4 Comments

Dear Saturday,

I don’t know why I should have worried. Because cats…

Love,
Kevin

(13 August 2016)

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Writing and tagged August 2016, Dear Saturday, letters to the days of the week, year 3. Bookmark the permalink.

Poetry Marathon 2016, Hour Two: Georgia

2016/08/13 — Leave a comment

Second poem of the day. Continue reading

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged August 2016, coffee, Georgia is a brand of can coffee in Japan, half marathon, nostalgia, poem, poetry, Poetry Marathon 2016, small things, vending machine. Bookmark the permalink.

Poetry Marathon 2016, Hour One: The doors on the right will open

2016/08/13 — Leave a comment

Off to a good start. I wrote my first poem of the day while watching a YouTube video of a trip on Tokyo’s Yamanote Line, as viewed from the cockpit. Continue reading

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged August 2016, half marathon, poem, poetry, Poetry Marathon 2016, Shibuya, summer, Tokyo, train. Bookmark the permalink.

Dear Friday…

2016/08/12 — Leave a comment

Dear Friday,

Unexpected catch-up sleep for the win!

Love,
Kevin

(12 August 2016)

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Writing and tagged August 2016, Dear Friday, letters to the days of the week, year 3. Bookmark the permalink.

What happens when you get what you want? (a poem)

2016/08/11 — Leave a comment

Inspired by a call for writing about ‘what pop culture did for you, to you, and with you in the 1990s’, I go back to 1992 (though the photo is from 1991)…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged 1992, anxiety, August 2016, limbo, Nirvana references, poem, poetry, Xanax. Bookmark the permalink.

Dear Thursday…

2016/08/11 — Leave a comment

Dear Thursday,

Ninety-fourth time’s a charm?

Love,
Kevin

(11 August 2016)

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Writing and tagged August 2016, Dear Thursday, letters to the days of the week, year 3. Bookmark the permalink.

Half-asleep poem (a poem)

2016/08/10 — Leave a comment

Typed this on my laptop this morning as I was drifting in and out of sleep…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged August 2016, drowsy, half-asleep, poem, poetry, vague images. Bookmark the permalink.

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