Another poem about my boring Wednesday…
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Down day (a poem)
A boring Wednesday…
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Things I thought about while drinking coffee (a poem)
Morning thoughts…
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Saturday morning (a poem)
Today’s catch phrase is Holy crap! Because that’s what I have been saying all weekend. Also, it’s a new month, which means I need to come up with a new writing challenge. I think it is going to be simplicity—that is, simpler language, avoiding unnecessary descriptors or embellishments, keeping to the minimum needed to get the thought across. I have a tendency to try to explain things and/or go off on tangents, so this will be tricky. Here goes…
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this feels something like that (a poem)
One of those evenings where I wake up a couple of hours after having fallen asleep—twice—while watching a movie. This poem incorporates a line inspired by a tumblr post…
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Nothing is more broken than this (a poem)
Strayed from the challenge again yesterday, after not having written anything for a few days—or so I thought. After posting, I remembered that this poem includes overheard conversation (the bit about the generals)…
What are the odds? (a poem)
Prompted by a mis-reading of today’s ‘love note’ entry…
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Submission (a poem)
Stepping away again from the month’s theme…
Kisser (once removed) (a poem)
Inspired by Kisser, by Vasilina Orlova (plus brandy)…
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Scarcity trumps fear (a poem)
I did not use the exact line, but a certain newspaper of record today described a certain political candidate as ‘a unique threat’…
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