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Poetry Marathon 2016, Hour Eight: My stupid obsessions

2016/08/13 — Leave a comment

Eighth poem of the day. The prompt for the hour was to write a pantoum… Continue reading

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged anxiety, August 2016, hour eight, insomnia, Kevin J. O'Conner, pantoum, Poetry Marathon, prompt, thoughts. Bookmark the permalink.

the longest night (A poem)

2016/03/28 — Leave a comment

A nasty cold is not particularly conducive to writing poetry, but I gave it a shot…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged cold, congestion, coughing, light sleep, March 2016, pantoum, poem, poetry, sneezing, symptoms. Bookmark the permalink.

Blank page (A poem)

2016/03/24 — Leave a comment

I normally write with pen and paper, but I have been using my computer a bit more the last few days…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged absence, blank page, empty, March 2016, page, pantoum, poem, poetry. Bookmark the permalink.

Broken teeth and second-degree burns (A poem)

2016/03/22 — Leave a comment

A pantoum inspired by physical sensations and the occasional mind-body struggle.
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged cold, concentration, conflicting impulses, hot, March 2016, pantoum, poem, poetry, sensation, stomach, struggle, teeth. Bookmark the permalink.

Whirlwind tour (A poem)

2016/03/21 — Leave a comment

Back to the pantoum again. (Note that, although there is an actual word, carbonnade, that refers to Flemish beef stew, carbonade in this poem is a made-up word.)
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged balloon, breathing, close, crowding, feeling, fifty percent, follow, March 2016, pantoum, poem, poetry, temptation, tension. Bookmark the permalink.

View from the second row (A poem)

2016/03/19 — Leave a comment

A pantoum written after an evening out and about, with a little bit of people-watching…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged appearance, dress, March 2016, observations, pantoum, poem, poetry, woman. Bookmark the permalink.

The truth about sci-fi aliens (A poem)

2016/03/17 — Leave a comment

A pantoum I wrote while watching Farscape and contemplating depictions of alien lifeforms in sci-fi…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged alien, books, Captain Kirk, characteristics, characters, longing, love, March 2016, pantoum, poem, poetry, sci-fi, sex, waiting. Bookmark the permalink.

16.3.16 (A poem)

2016/03/17 — 2 Comments

A birthday pantoum…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged aging, beer, books, day, dreams, March 2016, pantoum, past, poem, poetry, present, sleep, songs, time, youth. Bookmark the permalink.

On Yumi’s birthday (A poem)

2016/03/15 — Leave a comment

Continuing to explore the pantoum…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged birthday, bond, calendar, day, friend, Julius Caesar, March 2016, memory, pantoum, poem, poetry, Shakespeare, solitude, Yumi. Bookmark the permalink.

If you didn’t want me to write about you, you should have treated me better #2 (A poem)

2016/03/14 — 1 Comment

Back to the pantoum, this time to vent a bit. (Yes, it’s bitter—but the first iteration was outright mean, so I have actually taken a step up…)
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged anger, criticism, invective, March 2016, pantoum, poem, poet problems, poetry. Bookmark the permalink.

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