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Ordinary Average Thoughts

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Heresy (a poem)

2015/06/03 — Leave a comment

Presented without comment…
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This entry was posted in Writing and tagged June 2015, musing, poem, poetry. Bookmark the permalink.

‘Did you find everything you needed?’ (a poem)

2015/06/02 — Leave a comment

My latest musings on an oddly quiet Tuesday morning…
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This entry was posted in Writing and tagged answer, contemplation, context, June 2015, meaning, musing, poem, poetry, question, truth. Bookmark the permalink.

Unbroken (a poem)

2015/01/05 — Leave a comment

Inspired by the ‘Broken’ episode of House…

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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged disappointment, hope, January 2015, life, musing, poem, poetry, redemption, sadness, tears. Bookmark the permalink.

On the death of Saejima Nao (a poem)

2014/05/05 — Leave a comment

Saejima Nao (冴島奈緒) was a model, actress, and adult-video star who rose to prominence in the late eighties, around the time that I moved to Tokyo. Continue reading

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Writing and tagged death, musing, poem, poetry, 冴島奈緒. Bookmark the permalink.

You Must Follow the Rules

2013/07/27 — 3 Comments

There are rules.

There
are
RULES.

Be this.
Don’t be that.

Remember this.
Forget that. Continue reading

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Writing and tagged accommodation, burden, everyone, fatigue, generalization, list, musing, painting everyone with the same broad brushstroke, poem, poetry, rules. Bookmark the permalink.

The Call

2013/06/29 — Leave a comment

Trees by lamplight
Water flowing
The silence speaks
it’s all-knowing

All I can do is to listen
and hope that I truly hear
her voice when she beckons me
now to draw me near

When I hear the call
I must go
I must go
So I go

(29 June 2013)

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Writing and tagged calling, compulsion, desire, duty, musing, observation, poem, poetry, reminiscence, scene. Bookmark the permalink.

National Poetry Writing Month: Day #9 (April 9, 2013)

2013/04/09 — Leave a comment

Today’s prompt: a poem inspired by noir. I’m not so impressed with the result, but I’ll leave that for the reader to judge… Continue reading

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged Day Nine, music, musing, National Poetry Month, National Poetry Writing Month, poetry, prompt: inspired by noir, rain, reflection, shadows, story. Bookmark the permalink.

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