Went out for lunch yesterday, after mailing in my grant application materials. This poem describes the scene shortly before I went into the book store to look around for a while.
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Missed chance (a poem)
I hate it when I can’t read my own writing. There is a word missing from this one because I have yet to figure out what it is… [Update: I figured out the word. I’m going to leave that space blank, though. I kind of like the mystery it lends.]
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Soft edges (a poem)
Argh! Yesterday was frustrating when it came to writing. This one will need some work…
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M. R. (a poem)
Yesterday was very chaotic in Seattle. Between the departure of the Chinese leader, and the crash on the Aurora bridge (which apparently happened at 11:11), I was glad I chose to stick close to home.
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A small epiphany on a Wednesday afternoon under the trees (a poem)
Sometimes an ordinary action gets me thinking all philosophical-like. What’s up with that?
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Detachment (a poem)
Although my background includes Finnish, Irish, and a few other things, as an American, none of that has ever really been part of my identity…
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Autumn festival (a poem)
I hate nature poems—so of course I end up writing one (or something resembling one)…
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Vanilla and coffee at dawn (a poem)
I have been waking up early all week, it seems…
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Before I settle down to work (a poem)
Tired this morning after spending an hour and a half in horrible Seattle traffic last night. I found myself turning to ordinary details…
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Cultural drift (a poem)
Up early again this morning…
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Ordinary Average Thoughts 