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Going where my thoughts take me after a restless night (a poem)

2017/02/04 — Leave a comment

Another blitz poem, but with my own title.
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The things we see in dark waters (a poem)

2017/02/03 — Leave a comment

Another blitz poem, but coming up with my own title.
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Afternoon amidst glass (a poem)

2017/02/02 — Leave a comment

After no specific challenge for January, I am attempting the blitz poem this month. I’m sure my lines are longer than intended for this format—but my first attempt (bearing the awkward title Up out is) felt stilted and unnatural.
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Failed sex dream #8,419 (a poem)

2017/02/01 — Leave a comment

I saw a poster on a trash can while driving home from the library, but didn’t start on this poem until a few hours later.…
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That’s an awfully lonely way to go (a poem)

2017/01/31 — Leave a comment

I saw a poster on a trash can while driving home from the library, but didn’t start on this poem until a few hours later.…
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This is not the book that will save your life (a poem)

2017/01/30 — Leave a comment

Written late this afternoon at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park…
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‘This is not who we are’ (a poem)

2017/01/29 — Leave a comment

A brief rimas dissolutas, slightly modified…
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The Bad Place (a poem)

2017/01/28 — Leave a comment

A situation comedy + the news x me = this poem…
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Some circles are never unbroken (a poem)

2017/01/26 — 1 Comment

Up past midnight again, but I did have a reason…
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This entry was posted in Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged desperation, disappointment, fantasy, January 2017, lack of clarity, poem, poetry, pop songs, radio, Valentines. Bookmark the permalink.

Reductionist poem #1 (a poem)

2017/01/25 — Leave a comment

I wrote a poem that didn’t feel all that interesting. I stripped away everything but what I thought were the key words in each line, and got this:
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