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Ordinary Average Thoughts

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Baxter Vaughan’s clock (a poem)

2016/05/19

This name just popped into my head last night, so I wrote it down…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged Baxter Vaughan, cheese grater, clock, May 2016, name, notebook, pen, poem, poetry, spill, verbless poem. Bookmark the permalink.

My writing tools

2016/03/04

Here is a short list of my writing tools: Continue reading

This entry was posted in General/Miscellany, Lists, Musings, Writing and tagged book, F-301 Ballpoint Retractable Pen, March 2016, pen, tools, Very Big Sketch Book, writing, Zebra. Bookmark the permalink.

The things I write (a poem)

2015/07/30

It is getting rather hot here in the Pacific Northwest (91º F where I am), so here is something I wrote this morning, while it was still cool enough to think straight…

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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged body of work, delusions, devotions, impressions, July 2015, pages, pen, poem, poetry, scenarios, writing. Bookmark the permalink.

Vignettes (a poem)

2015/03/16

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.

The course of a quiet afternoon in the life of a solitary poet in search of the perfect poem (a poem)

2015/03/05

Self-explanatory… Continue reading

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged bells, birds, cats, creek, March, March 2015, paper, pen, poem, poetry, setting, shadows, sunlight, temperature, trees, writing. Bookmark the permalink.
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