I hope I haven’t edited the life out of this one. It started out quite rough.
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Until they become light enough to rise (a poem)
Some open mics are good environments for writing…
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A point of entry into the fourth world (a poem)
Because I feel like posting another one…
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80–90–92 (a poem)
Today’s prompt in The Daily Poet, by Kelli Russell Agodon and Martha Silano is to write a poem about a decade.
A mid-May morning (a poem)
I had not particularly intended to follow today’s prompt in The Daily Poet, by Kelli Russell Agodon and Martha Silano, which is to listen to jazz or classical music, make notes of what comes to mind while you listen, then write a poem about something you thought of while listening. As it turned out, I started this poem while listening to one of Thelonious Monk’s solo recordings on Pandora…
The latest chapter in the story of how I know I’m getting old (a poem)
NaPoWriMo 2015 is over, but I am still writing. My first poem for May… Continue reading
A scene from the movie where real life and dreams attempt to intersect (a poem)
Sometimes, falling asleep with the TV on affects my dreams…
NaPoWriMo 2015, Day 17: A late autumn evening in 1982 (a poem)
For Day 17, I went with the Writer’s Digest April PAD Challenge prompt, which was to write a swing poem…
Morning at 33-1/3 RPM (a poem)
Written while listening to a Jackie Gleason box set I picked up at a thrift store for 99 cents… Continue reading
Music for a sunny day
Yes, it is still February, but, just like February 2014, there are plenty of sunny days to be had. While I am not one of those folks who suffer from SAD (seasonal affective disorder), there is something about bright sunlight coming in through the windows that lifts my mood and gives me extra energy. That, in turn, influences the music I feel like listening to.
With that in mind, here is a brief list of my favorite music to listen to on sunny days: Continue reading
Ordinary Average Thoughts 