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This afternoon (a poem)

2016/05/09 — Leave a comment

A vignette of sorts written at the library…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged air conditioner, bee, green, hum, May 2016, murmurs, poem, poetry, quiet zone, sea, sunlight, trees, verbless poem, voice, warmth, water, window sill. Bookmark the permalink.

On the lack of clean surfaces in any of the workspaces in my apartment (a poem)

2016/05/08 — Leave a comment

Because the mess always reasserts itself eventually…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged cat, collage, impulses, indecision, May 2016, mess, papers, poem, poetry, significance, thoughts, verbless poem, workspace. Bookmark the permalink.

Hope (a poem)

2016/05/07 — Leave a comment

Something more, well, hopeful after yesterday’s mopefest…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged breath, candle, conversation, hope, light, May 2016, memories, poem, poetry, sign, verbless poem. Bookmark the permalink.

Truth in disguise (a poem)

2016/05/06 — Leave a comment

Bonus round. A new poem, so I’ll feel like I have accomplished something today…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged May 2016, poem, poetry, verbless poem. Bookmark the permalink.

Incomplete haiku (a poem)

2016/05/06 — Leave a comment

Argh! Having trouble getting started today, so today’s verbless poem is an incomplete haiku, an idea I borrowed from Vasilina Orlova on Tumblr…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged haiku, incomplete, May 2016, poem, poetry, verbless poem. Bookmark the permalink.

57Mbps (and nothing on) (a poem)

2016/05/05 — Leave a comment

This ended up being not a very productive day in any sense of the word…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged devices, May 2016, poem, poetry, pundits, punters, ratings, uncertainty, verbless poem, worry. Bookmark the permalink.

Classical music in the café (a poem)

2016/05/04 — Leave a comment

Technically, because he’s is a contraction of he is, I’m sure this can’t count as a verbless poem, but it’s not so serious, so I’m posting it anyway…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged almost-verbless poem, Bach, Brother Theodore, invention, May 2016, music, piano, poem, poetry. Bookmark the permalink.

The gravity of this moment (a poem)

2016/05/04 — Leave a comment

My only complaint so far about these verbless poems is that they’re too heavy. Fortunately, there are still 27 days left in the month…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged expectations, May 2016, misconceptions, perseverance, poem, poetry, verbless poem, weight. Bookmark the permalink.

Pleasantville (a poem)

2016/05/03 — 3 Comments

Continuing my verbless journey through May…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged blues, change, color, conflict, confusion, description, fear, fire, flux, imagination, jazz, knowledge, lessons, light, May 2016, Pleasantville, poem, poetry, resistance, resolution, symbolism, tree, verbless poem, youth. Bookmark the permalink.

On the idea of civilization in decline (a poem)

2016/05/02 — Leave a comment

With so many versions of what we hear on the news these days, it can be hard sometimes to suss out the truth…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged cracks, faithful, intention, May 2016, misunderstanding, poem, poetry, rendering, unclear, verbless poem. Bookmark the permalink.

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