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Pleasantville (a poem)

2016/05/03 — 3 Comments

Continuing my verbless journey through May…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged blues, change, color, conflict, confusion, description, fear, fire, flux, imagination, jazz, knowledge, lessons, light, May 2016, Pleasantville, poem, poetry, resistance, resolution, symbolism, tree, verbless poem, youth. Bookmark the permalink.

The landscape of my ceiling (a poem)

2015/12/26 — Leave a comment

A burst of activity early this morning…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged ceiling, December 2015, imagination, landscape, poem, poetry, questions, texture. Bookmark the permalink.

Misdirection (A poem)

2015/11/04 — 2 Comments

Took a bit of a break from writing on Sunday, and most of yesterday. I did manage to come up with this, however…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged breathing, confusion, imagination, mark, November 2015, poem, poetry, question, water. Bookmark the permalink.

Have you suffered enough? (a poem)

2015/08/18 — Leave a comment

Up early this morning, I was watching Sliders, of all things…
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This entry was posted in Life, Lists, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged art, August 2015, dangers, debris, demands, hazards, imagination, love, path, poem, poetry, security, shelter, time, wreckage. Bookmark the permalink.

Pop will eat itself (a poem)

2015/07/04 — Leave a comment

Nothing to do with the band, although I am listening to The Pop Will Eat Itself Cure for Sanity right now…
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This entry was posted in Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged imagination, monster, perspective, poem, poetry, Pop Will Eat Itself, The Beatles, Yellow Submarine. Bookmark the permalink.

‘The sweetest melody is an unheard refrain’ (a poem)

2015/02/20 — Leave a comment

Since I was put out of commission yesterday by Sneezefest 2015, I am posting a second poem today. This one is inspired by a line from the ABC song ‘Poison Arrow’… Continue reading

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged imagination, poem, poetry, secrets, self-deception, truths. Bookmark the permalink.

imaginary picket line (a poem)

2014/11/15 — Leave a comment

No prompts—just working from a random phrase that popped into my head…

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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged apprehension, imagination, poem, poetry, trapped, truth, walls. Bookmark the permalink.

National Poetry Writing Month: Day #3 (April 3, 2013)

2013/04/04 — Leave a comment

I ignored the writing prompt for day #3 as well. Not interested so much in sea shanties, I’m afraid. Continue reading

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged anticipation, Day Three, dreams, expectation, imagination, National Poetry Month, National Poetry Writing Month, poetry, trepidation. Bookmark the permalink.
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