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Reconciliation (A poem)

2016/01/16 — Leave a comment

The first line of this poem comes from whatever I was watching yesterday before I dozed off on the sofa…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged clues, January 2016, loss, moments, poem, poetry, reconciliation, secrets, stories. Bookmark the permalink.

Detachment (a poem)

2015/09/21 — 2 Comments

Although my background includes Finnish, Irish, and a few other things, as an American, none of that has ever really been part of my identity…
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This entry was posted in Life, Lists, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged custom, detachment, identity, loss, meaning, poem, poetry, September 2015. Bookmark the permalink.

Sauvignon Blanc (a poem)

2015/07/10 — Leave a comment

Lots of fragments and random stuff last night…
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This entry was posted in Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged fragments, July 2015, loss, poem, poetry, questions, random thoughts, resignation. Bookmark the permalink.

Vignettes (a poem)

2015/03/16 — Leave a comment

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.
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