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Confounding expectations since 1963

December 2017

A poem with three stanzas that may or may not be connected, and all mention swimming (someday I’ll come up with a decent title for it) (a poem)

2017/12/14 — Leave a comment

Bonus round! Inspired by lines I heard at a reading tonight, and a line from a song I heard at a concert 25 years ago, combined with coincidences with my own writing.
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Dear Thursday…

2017/12/14 — Leave a comment

Dear Thursday,

It seems as though you just got here, and already half the day is gone…

Love,
Kevin

(14 December 2017)

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Establishing shot (a poem)

2017/12/14 — Leave a comment

Inspired by a line and scene from Titanic.
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Flat Santas (a poem)

2017/12/13 — Leave a comment

Inspired by the sight of not-yet-inflated lawn Santas in Shoreline, and ‘Hanna Hanna’ and ‘The Soul Awakening’ by China Crisis.
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Dear Wednesday…

2017/12/13 — Leave a comment

Dear Wednesday,

Holy crap! That’s not my calendar, is it?

Love,
Kevin

(13 December 2017)

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The orange of goodbye has to come from somewhere (a poem)

2017/12/12 — 1 Comment

Based on a poem by S. R. Mason, particularly the title…
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Dear Tuesday…

2017/12/12 — Leave a comment

Dear Tuesday,

Interesting how that couple in the Ford Fusion commercial marvels at how their car stopped automatically for a pedestrian, rather than at how the husband nearly ran over a pedestrian…

Love,
Kevin

(12 December 2017)

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When the air clears (a poem)

2017/12/11 — Leave a comment

Starting from a line from today’s ‘love notes’ entry…
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Dear Monday…

2017/12/11 — Leave a comment

Dear Monday,

I suppose I have to be myself now, don’t I?

Love,
Kevin

(11 December 2017)

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Incomplete darkness (a poem)

2017/12/10 — Leave a comment

Inspired by a line from an episode of Wings. (Yes, the NBC sitcom.)
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