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The chill in the air is back (A poem)

2016/01/30 — Leave a comment

January…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged coffee, comfort, January 2016, poem, poetry, restlessness, temperature. Bookmark the permalink.

You have distracted me from my creative process (A poem)

2016/01/27 — Leave a comment

Getting closer to the truth with this one…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged distraction, January 2016, migraine, poem, poetry, pressure, spectacle, time, walls. Bookmark the permalink.

Migraine tanka (A poem)

2016/01/27 — Leave a comment

Two migraines in the space of a week. O, joy…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged ache, endless, ice pick, January 2016, migraine, poem, poetry, stab, tension. Bookmark the permalink.

After those moments when throwing caution to the wind turns out to be a bad idea (a poem)

2016/01/25 — Leave a comment

Monday-morning quarterbacking is sometimes necessary…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged aftermath, change, choice, January 2016, poem, poetry. Bookmark the permalink.

Repeating myself (a poem)

2016/01/25 — Leave a comment

I seem to be rehashing a lot of old themes lately…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged January 2016, poem, poetry, realization, repetition, self-reflection, writing. Bookmark the permalink.

Dendrites and scarecrows fray over time (a poem)

2016/01/23 — Leave a comment

I managed to rescue this one from itself at the last minute…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged connections, January 2016, memories, poem, poetry, shapes. Bookmark the permalink.

Something to consider before applying for my poet license (a poem)

2016/01/23 — Leave a comment

I managed to get this one out during the last few hours of a migraine…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged avoidance, honesty, January 2016, poem, poetry, self-reflection, writing. Bookmark the permalink.

Whistles and buzzes (A poem)

2016/01/21 — Leave a comment

A noisy breather sat next to me at last night’s open mic…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged buzzing, January 2016, knocking, light, pipes, poem, poetry, sounds, steam, sucking. Bookmark the permalink.

Crow kill (A poem)

2016/01/19 — Leave a comment

The crows were out today….
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged crow, flock, January 2016, murder, noise, poem, poetry, ravens, sky, war. Bookmark the permalink.

Sister Aimee’s improbable disguise (A poem)

2016/01/18 — Leave a comment

This originated as a cut-up poem constructed using phrases cut out of some wacky religious book that showed up in people’s mailboxes last week. I rewrote most of the lines to make them flow more smoothly.
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged book, cut-up, cutout poem, hand, heart, January 2016, poem, poetry, songs, Sunday, tears. Bookmark the permalink.

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