This pantoum was inspired by the title of an article appearing in The Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/mar/02/the-guardian-view-on-super-tuesday-the-long-slide-from-hope-to-rage
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Election Day storm (A poem)
For March, I will be doing pantoums. A pantoum consists of any number of four-line stanzas, with the second and fourth lines of one stanza repeating as the first and third lines of the next. (https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/text/poetic-form-pantoum)
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A cheesy haiku for Leap Day (A poem)
Sometimes I am really surprised by the thoughts that enter my head…
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We did this to ourselves (A poem)
Bonus round—unfiltered…
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Dear Iris (A poem)
Today’s epistle, another terzanelle, is inspired by my choice to work on my tax return today…
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Thinking spring must be almost here because I want to hear happy music this morning instead of sad songs and moody tunes (A poem)
Listening to Laura Nyro and The Style Council this morning—two sure signs that spring is about to arrive…
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I couldn’t bear to be special (A poem)
A work in progress, with the title nicked from a Prefab Sprout song.
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A long-awaited truth (A poem)
Back to the epistles again, after a short break.
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Loss of vision (A poem)
I am a bit overdue to get my eyes checked…
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Nocturnal adventures (A poem)
A really weird, disturbing dream last night, resulting in this weird poem. (The title is tentative, until I can think of something better…)
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Ordinary Average Thoughts 