I really must pay less attention to the news…
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[Metaphor pending] (a poem)
When the cat interrupts my dream just as it is getting to the good part…
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Two untitled fragments (a poem)
Two untitled poems that do not quite mesh together, but cannot quite stand alone. For now, I accept the imperfection…
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Bruises and blood and dreams of defeat (a poem)
Too much time spent at the computer today to come up with anything beyond this verbless poem, in which I attempt to capture something of the last dream I had before waking up this morning…
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Three stanzas about my hat (a poem)
Bonus round! For some reason, the phrase ‘I’ve got a hat’ popped into my head. I decided to challenge myself to make that the subject of a poem, resulting in this…
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I am the dreamer (a poem)
A short poem inspired by a line from an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Continue reading
On the other side, past the line (a poem)
Inspired by the background photo I used for the cover of …but for the thoughts running through my mind. Continue reading
Illusional (a poem)
Inspired by a photograph by @helenina on ello. Continue reading
The apprentice’s predilection for surrealistic fiction and Earl Grey (a poem)
Following the January 3rd prompt from Kelli Russell Agodon and Martha Silano: three stanzas—the first including an unusual color; the second, an bizarre book title; and the third, a scientific fact. I found sinoper on Mental Floss, made up the book title, and alluded to a scientific fact without actually stating one. The poem is written in shadorma form.
You can gently touch the sock monkeys (a poem)
Inspired by a photograph I took of a sign next to a piece of art at VALA last month…