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Ordinary Average Thoughts

Confounding expectations since 1963

February 2016

A cheesy haiku for Leap Day (A poem)

2016/02/29

Sometimes I am really surprised by the thoughts that enter my head…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged cheesy, February 2016, haiku, Leap Day, poem, poetry, puns. Bookmark the permalink.

Dear Monday…

2016/02/29

Dear Monday,

Happy Leap Day! See you again in four years! (Okay, not you, since Saturday will be the next one. Just go with it for now…)

Love,
Kevin

(29 February 2016)

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Writing and tagged Dear Monday, February 2016, letters to the days of the week, year 3. Bookmark the permalink.

We did this to ourselves (A poem)

2016/02/28

Bonus round—unfiltered…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged blame, divorce, February 2016, poem, poetry, recrimination, regret, waiting, wrong. Bookmark the permalink.

Dear Iris (A poem)

2016/02/28

Today’s epistle, another terzanelle, is inspired by my choice to work on my tax return today…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged anticipation, anxiety, desperation, diversion, empathy, epistle, February 2016, identification, oxide, poem, poetry, reaction, reels, surprise, tape, terzanelle. Bookmark the permalink.

Dear Sunday…

2016/02/28

Dear Sunday,

It’s strange to realize that the freeway I’ve been aware of since I was a kid was not completed until three years after I was born…

Love,
Kevin

(28 February 2016)

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Writing and tagged Dear Sunday, February 2016, letters to the days of the week, year 3. Bookmark the permalink.

Thinking spring must be almost here because I want to hear happy music this morning instead of sad songs and moody tunes (A poem)

2016/02/27

Listening to Laura Nyro and The Style Council this morning—two sure signs that spring is about to arrive…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged brightness, February 2016, future, happiness, joy, morning, music, poem, poetry, scenario. Bookmark the permalink.

I couldn’t bear to be special (A poem)

2016/02/26

A work in progress, with the title nicked from a Prefab Sprout song.
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged expression, February 2016, feelings, identity, poem, poetry, purpose, recognition. Bookmark the permalink.

Dear Friday…

2016/02/26

Dear Friday,

I see you’ve snagged back your finery from Thursday. Well done, Friday!

Love,
Kevin

(26 February 2016)

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Writing and tagged Dear Friday, February 2016, letters to the days of the week, year 3. Bookmark the permalink.

A long-awaited truth (A poem)

2016/02/25

Back to the epistles again, after a short break.
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged acceptance, emotions, epistle, February 2016, feelings, happiness, joy, laughter, love, poem, poetry, truth. Bookmark the permalink.

Dear Thursday…

2016/02/25

Dear Thursday,

I see you’ve got your Friday hat on again…

Love,
Kevin

(25 February 2016)

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Writing and tagged Dear Thursday, February 2016, letters to the days of the week, year 3. Bookmark the permalink.

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