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Ordinary Average Thoughts

Confounding expectations since 1963

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The dream I had last night didn’t find its way into this poem the way I wanted it to (a poem)

2016/06/12

I had this dream in mind from last night, but couldn’t find a place for it here…

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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged awkward silences, desire, dreams, June 2016, motivation, path, poem, poetry, rimas dissolutas, slog, time, work. Bookmark the permalink.

Frayed (a poem)

2016/06/11

A long day. Only one poem, but an improvement on yesterday…

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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged chagrin, desire, disappointment, encounter, hidden feelings, June 2016, overthinking, poem, poetry, rimas dissolutas, shame, spark, turmoil. Bookmark the permalink.

That’s what Xmas means to me (A poem)

2015/12/24

Watching movies on Xmas eve…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged December 2015, desire, guilt, hmmm…bitter much?, love, night, poem, poetry, rain, solitude, time, weather, Xmas eve. Bookmark the permalink.

The brandy chronicles (a sequel) (A poem)

2015/11/01

Not much writing these last couple of days. I feel I have been repeating myself a bit too much lately…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged brandy, desire, fantasy, feeling, love, October 2015, poem, poetry, sensation. Bookmark the permalink.

Fall into me (A poem)

2015/10/08

I swear, I do not know how I got anything done yesterday…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged desire, feelings, love, October 2015, poem, poetry, safety. Bookmark the permalink.

The brandy chronicles (A poem)

2015/10/04

As a moderate drinker, I don’t much like the stronger stuff (generally speaking, anything stronger than Bailey’s). Once or twice a year, though, I do enjoy a bit of brandy…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged brandy, desire, fantasy, feeling, love, October 2015, poem, poetry, sensation, unsolicited effusiveness. Bookmark the permalink.

(I don’t have a title for this one yet) (a poem)

2015/05/06

One of the advantages of going early at an open mic is that there is plenty of time to be inspired by everything that is going on… Continue reading

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged chords, dance, desire, door, hope, impression, key, letters, May 2015, poem, stamp, steps, tune, wishful thinking. Bookmark the permalink.

A Lifetime Worth Exploring

2013/11/03

I want to feel you
I want to touch you
I want to taste you
I want to breathe you Continue reading

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Writing and tagged beauty, desire, dream, friend, hope, love, lover, lust, poem, poetry, wish, woman. Bookmark the permalink.

The Call

2013/06/29

Trees by lamplight
Water flowing
The silence speaks
it’s all-knowing

All I can do is to listen
and hope that I truly hear
her voice when she beckons me
now to draw me near

When I hear the call
I must go
I must go
So I go

(29 June 2013)

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Writing and tagged calling, compulsion, desire, duty, musing, observation, poem, poetry, reminiscence, scene. Bookmark the permalink.
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