With the end of March comes the start of April—and, with the start of April, National Poetry Writing Month, a/k/a NaPoWriMo. Accordingly, this seems as good a time as any for an update… First, of course, I will be participating in NaPoWriMo again this year, my fourth year. Since I have been setting myself monthly [...]
Tag: March 2016
Dear Thursday…
Dear Thursday, Well, at least I got my taxes filed… Love, Kevin (31 March 2016)
Spring breeze haiku (A poem)
National Poetry Writing Month starts on Friday. … 春の風 静かに流れ やや寒い The breeze of spring flows quietly It’s a little cold (30 March 2016)
Dear Wednesday…
Dear Wednesday, This is turning out to be a fine morning, isn’t it? I still can’t hear a damn thing, but I’ll take it… Love, Kevin (30 March 2016)
Dear Tuesday…
Dear Tuesday, Well, except for the part about feeling like I just survived an explosion, I feel all right… Love, Kevin (29 March 2016)
The grand excuse (a poem)
I am really not this cynical, but sometimes you have to follow the thought to its conclusion… The best of all possible worlds is a conceit suggesting it is possible for us to know all possibilities suggesting inevitability is open to defeat suggesting defeat is reason to deny responsibility Suggesting it is possible for us [...]
the longest night (A poem)
A nasty cold is not particularly conducive to writing poetry, but I gave it a shot… Snorting, sneezing, scratchy-throat coughing—one giant throb Sleeping for minutes that feel like hours of hard work Every cell remains inert in formation as a blob tired of awakening every five minutes with a jerk Sleeping for minutes that feel [...]
Dear Monday…
Dear Monday, [Cough…cough…cough…cough…] Love, Kevin (28 March 2016)
Dear Sunday…
Dear Sunday, How do you spell “blgghhhhhx”? Love, Kevin (27 March 2016)
Dear Saturday…
Dear Saturday, Sorry I missed you. I had no idea this cold was going to get worse… Love, Kevin (27 March 2016)