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Tag: August 2019

Eight-fifteen (a poem)

2019/08/25 Kevin J. O'Conner

Taking a small breather and remembering last words… ‘Eight-fifteen’, she said and looked at me I didn’t know what that meant I thought for a couple of seconds and said ‘okay’ The next morning when I arrived she was in that morphine haze I wonder if she knew it was around 8:15… (25 August 2019) [...]

Posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, WritingTagged August 2019, poem, poetry

Dear Sunday…

2019/08/25 Kevin J. O'Conner

Dear Sunday, I can’t tell whether Saturday gave me a break or not. Maybe both. So be nice, okay? Love, Kevin (25 August 2019)

Posted in General/Miscellany, Life, Musings, WritingTagged August 2019, Dear Sunday, love notes to the days of the week, year 6

I’m not going to write about this (a poem)

2019/08/24 Kevin J. O'Conner1 Comment

Once again, these are the days of long days… I’m not going to write about walking in during the exam being given a barrage of details or having to make a life-or-death decision within ten minutes of sitting down I’m not going to write about the dramatic change from yesterday to today from sharp refusal [...]

Posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, WritingTagged August 2019, poem, poetry

Dear Saturday…

2019/08/24 Kevin J. O'Conner

Dear Saturday, Not that I expect you to give me a break or anything, but you could maybe ease up a little bit? Love, Kevin (24 August 2019)

Posted in Life, Musings, WritingTagged August 2019, Dear Saturday, letters to the days of the week, year 6

Dear Friday…

2019/08/232019/08/22 Kevin J. O'Conner

Dear Friday, You’re gonna give me a break this time, right? Love, Kevin (23 August 2019)

Posted in Life, Musings, WritingTagged August 2019, letters to the days of the week, year 6

Dear Thursday…

2019/08/22 Kevin J. O'Conner

Dear Thursday, Thanks for the weird night’s sleep, eh? Love, Kevin (22 August 2019)

Posted in Life, Musings, WritingTagged August 2019, Dear Thursday, letters to the days of the week, year 6

Another boring Wednesday (a poem)

2019/08/21 Kevin J. O'Conner

Based on someone I saw walking in the rain today… I recognised the walk of hopelessness from two blocks away— plodding steps arms almost stationary at the sides It may have been the dull, grey weather or the slight chill in the midsummer air but the sight of the facial expression in the rear view [...]

Posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, WritingTagged August 2019, poem, poetry

Dear Wednesday…

2019/08/21 Kevin J. O'Conner

Dear Wednesday, The rain makes sense today. Love, Kevin (21 August 2019)

Posted in WritingTagged August 2019, Dear Wednesday, letters to the day of the week, year 6

Dear Tuesday…

2019/08/20 Kevin J. O'Conner

Dear Tuesday, They have that soup I like today! Love, Kevin (20 August 2019)

Posted in WritingTagged August 2019, Dear Tuesday, letters to the days of the week, year 6

Bookstore Poem #667. Lists

2019/08/19 Kevin J. O'Conner

Strange, the thoughts that come to me at the bookstore… He covered every conceivable surface with lists, on yellow legal pads the backs of envelopes the backs of receipts the margins of the daily paper scraps of paper torn off of junk mail and Post-Its Ah, the Post-Its! An entire section of wall between bathroom [...]

Posted in Poetry, WritingTagged August 2019, bookstore poem, poem, poetry

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