Packages of memories
narrow escapes
and mental traps—
this tiny mind
makes giants of them all
Calling out in the darkness
frantically searching
for the light of an idea
My frozen heart
seeks your warmth
Yet I double back against myself
cross well-worn ground to wear me down
Regrets may cease, but their stains still linger
as I walk towards the brand new day
(17 May 2013)
In the morning
I am here
Sounds of life rush in
through open windows
I am reminded
there’s more to life
outside these walls
I cannot see them
They have no shape,
no form,
no mass,
but they exist
I feel their presence
I’ve built these walls
(5 May 2013)
Today is the last day of this year’s National Poetry Writing Month. I’d actually stumbled upon it quite by accident. I no longer remember how it was that I found out about it, but I know someone who has participated in National Novel Writing Month before, so I may have been initially attracted by the similarity of their obnoxious abbreviations, NaNoWriMo and NaPoWriMo—which I otherwise refuse to use. Continue reading
Today’s prompt is to write a poem using at least five words from other languages. I spent five years living in Tokyo after college, so I decided to just try writing something in Japanese. Continue reading
I almost saw Kurt Russell play baseball once. Continue reading
Today’s prompt: write a poem using at least five of the following words:
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I started this last month, shortly after my birthday—but then other stuff came up, and it kind of got pushed to the side.
But, now it’s done! So! Here is… Continue reading
Today’s prompt is to take a walk, make notes, and incorporate them into a poem.
Well, this wasn’t that kind of a day. So, instead of an actual walk, I took a mental walk through the day, and noted a few impressions… Continue reading
It’s National Poetry Writing Month this month. I didn’t actually know about it until March 31st, but I decided I’d give it a shot anyway. Continue reading
Today is my 50th birthday. To mark the occasion, here’s a list of fifty things about me, in the order that they came to mind. (Except for spelling/punctuation/grammar, I have made no attempt to edit any of the items.)
Ordinary Average Thoughts 