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The dream is over (A poem)

2015/12/31 — Leave a comment

Contemplating things that have and have not changed…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged Beatles, blood, change, changes, childhood memory, constants, December 2015, distant dream, dream, endings, fantasy, future, hate, history, human, lists, memories, persistent, poem, poetry, Rolling Stones, trouble spots. Bookmark the permalink.

The landscape of my ceiling (a poem)

2015/12/26 — Leave a comment

A burst of activity early this morning…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged ceiling, December 2015, imagination, landscape, poem, poetry, questions, texture. Bookmark the permalink.

State of Mind—December 16, 1992 (A poem)

2015/12/25 — Leave a comment

This morning, I have been listening to a mixtape I made in December of 1992…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged Blood Makes Noise, December 2015, exile, feelings, lost love, morning, poem, poetry, regrets, sounds, The Inescapable Self, Wicked Game, Xmas. Bookmark the permalink.

A haiku about possessions (a poem)

2015/12/25 — Leave a comment

I have had enough other stuff going on the last week or so that I feel a bit rusty when it comes to writing. I like this, though…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged December 2015, epiphany, haiku, musing, poem, poetry, possessions, things. Bookmark the permalink.

That’s what Xmas means to me (A poem)

2015/12/24 — Leave a comment

Watching movies on Xmas eve…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged December 2015, desire, guilt, hmmm…bitter much?, love, night, poem, poetry, rain, solitude, time, weather, Xmas eve. Bookmark the permalink.

Illumination (A poem)

2015/12/20 — Leave a comment

Getting back to it after a bit of a break. Note that I am using illumination here in the Japanese sense; examples of illumination can be seen here and here. Continue reading

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged celebration, chill, color, December 2015, displays, festivities, lights, memories, music, night, People, photographs, poem, poetry, promise, season, stores, streets. Bookmark the permalink.

The futility of words (A poem)

2015/12/16 — Leave a comment

Sometimes I write in the morning…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged December 2015, emotion, expression, feelings, language, poem, poetry, sound, words. Bookmark the permalink.

She’ll forget about me in time (A poem)

2015/12/16 — Leave a comment

A poem about the moon—and yes, the use of the word passed is intentional…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged December 2015, moon, night, poem, poetry, reminders, sky, spotlight, taunts, wishes. Bookmark the permalink.

The Brandy Chronicles (a sequel)

2015/12/13 — 3 Comments

I am fighting the inclination to add this to the poem in my forthcoming collection. For now, I present it as a continuation…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged brandy, December 2015, experience, fantasy, feelings, muse, poem, poetry, vision. Bookmark the permalink.

The meeting has begun (A poem)

2015/12/13 — Leave a comment

Yesterday afternoon…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged December 2015, doors, echoes, footsteps, gathering, keys, poem, poetry, rain, sounds. Bookmark the permalink.

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