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Confounding expectations since 1963

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The last night of the year (a poem)

2016/12/31 — 1 Comment

My last poem of 2016…

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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged candle, corner, couple, December 2016, moments, poem, poetry, room, table. Bookmark the permalink.

7/7/16 (a poem)

2016/07/06

Posting my annual Tanabata (七夕) poem a few hours early (though it is already the 7th in Japan)…

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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged candle, July 2016, match, poem, poetry, stars, Tanabata, wish tree. Bookmark the permalink.

Hope (a poem)

2016/05/07

Something more, well, hopeful after yesterday’s mopefest…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged breath, candle, conversation, hope, light, May 2016, memories, poem, poetry, sign, verbless poem. Bookmark the permalink.

Vignettes (a poem)

2015/03/16

A series of vignettes on this early morning…

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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged bitter, candle, cards, city, coffee cup, eight of diamonds, evening star, ghost, identity, light, loss, March 2015, meaning, metaphor, morning, pen, poem, poet, poetry, Polaroids, prayer, short poems, taste, vignettes. Bookmark the permalink.

Demarcation (a poem)

2015/02/04

Letting the moment pass…

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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged breathing, candle, darkness, February 2015, light, morning, poem, poetry, silence, smoke, strength, surrender, truth. Bookmark the permalink.
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