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Repeating myself (a poem)

2016/01/25 — Leave a comment

I seem to be rehashing a lot of old themes lately…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged January 2016, poem, poetry, realization, repetition, self-reflection, writing. Bookmark the permalink.

Dendrites and scarecrows fray over time (a poem)

2016/01/23 — Leave a comment

I managed to rescue this one from itself at the last minute…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged connections, January 2016, memories, poem, poetry, shapes. Bookmark the permalink.

Something to consider before applying for my poet license (a poem)

2016/01/23 — Leave a comment

I managed to get this one out during the last few hours of a migraine…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged avoidance, honesty, January 2016, poem, poetry, self-reflection, writing. Bookmark the permalink.

Whistles and buzzes (A poem)

2016/01/21 — Leave a comment

A noisy breather sat next to me at last night’s open mic…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged buzzing, January 2016, knocking, light, pipes, poem, poetry, sounds, steam, sucking. Bookmark the permalink.

Crow kill (A poem)

2016/01/19 — Leave a comment

The crows were out today….
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged crow, flock, January 2016, murder, noise, poem, poetry, ravens, sky, war. Bookmark the permalink.

Sister Aimee’s improbable disguise (A poem)

2016/01/18 — Leave a comment

This originated as a cut-up poem constructed using phrases cut out of some wacky religious book that showed up in people’s mailboxes last week. I rewrote most of the lines to make them flow more smoothly.
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged book, cut-up, cutout poem, hand, heart, January 2016, poem, poetry, songs, Sunday, tears. Bookmark the permalink.

Now that it’s no longer a secret (a poem)

2016/01/18 — Leave a comment

Not much came out of yesterday. It happens…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged accommodation, buzz, fading, idea, January 2016, news, poem, poetry. Bookmark the permalink.

Reconciliation (A poem)

2016/01/16 — Leave a comment

The first line of this poem comes from whatever I was watching yesterday before I dozed off on the sofa…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged clues, January 2016, loss, moments, poem, poetry, reconciliation, secrets, stories. Bookmark the permalink.

After the race that never reaches an end, but abruptly stops just because (A poem)

2016/01/14 — Leave a comment

I don’t know how I stumbled upon the horse-racing metaphor, but there it is…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged disappointment, dismount, distractions, hope, horse, January 2016, poem, poetry, questions, race. Bookmark the permalink.

The dark horse runs unnoticed at night (A poem)

2016/01/13 — Leave a comment

This bit of mysteriousness emerged from somewhere…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged changes, desires, forgetting, January 2016, place, poem, poetry, resolution, scene, secrets, silence, surrender, trappings. Bookmark the permalink.

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