A senryu. The starting point comes from a poem by Sarah Doughty (‘my soul’s missing piece’) and a Twitter post by Tanya Simone Simpson (‘oral fixation’).
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Future prognostication is not an exact science (a poem)
I forget what I was watching this morning while waking up, but that’s where the first line of this poem comes from…
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Dear Wednesday…
Dear Wednesday,
There should be less to figure out. It shouldn’t be so hard.
Love,
Kevin
(20 December 2017)
Remember, you asked for this (a poem)
Inspired by a phrase from a rejection letter. (Me? Bitter? Naw…)
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Dear Tuesday…
Dear Tuesday,
Uh, it’s raining again…
Love,
Kevin
(19 December 2017)
Viz. an authoritative definition of chemistry (a poem)
I lifted a couple of lines from one of my own poems for today’s entry. (Yes, an hypothesis is intentional.)
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Dear Monday…
Dear Monday,
Back so soon?
Love,
Kevin
(18 December 2017)
It’s a little complicated (a poem)
Inspired by Future Man; the first line of part 3 comes from the name of an old-age home.
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Dear Sunday…
Dear Sunday,
Ah, a quiet, uneventful day…
Love,
Kevin
(17 December 2017)
Musings on modern poetry and the hidden strength of words (a poem)
Inspired in part by this video, which I am guessing is from the early 1990s, based on the physical appearance of the participants…
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Ordinary Average Thoughts 