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A meditation on the art of a performance (A poem)

2015/10/23 — Leave a comment

I wrote this earlier this evening while watching the documentary Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged chair, connection, gaze, metronome, October 2015, poem, poetry, presence, roads, room, separation, sound, space, strangers, walls. Bookmark the permalink.

I have to wonder (A poem)

2015/10/23 — Leave a comment

At a recent open mic, a couple of people addressed the subject of abuse in the things they read. People I know have addressed the subject in blog posts and private conversations…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged abuse, October 2015, poem, poetry, survival, wondering, words. Bookmark the permalink.

Back to the Future Day (A poem)

2015/10/23 — Leave a comment

Posting this a couple of days late…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged 21 October 2015, Back to the Future, Cubs, future, locks, movie, October 2015, poem, poetry, wheels, World Series. Bookmark the permalink.

Dr Time (A poem)

2015/10/21 — Leave a comment

Time heals all wounds?…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged doctors, October 2015, physicians, poem, poetry, sayings, time, wounds. Bookmark the permalink.

Last grasp (A poem)

2015/10/20 — Leave a comment

It seems some things are harder to let go of…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged acceptance, clinging, hanging on, letting go, October 2015, poem, poetry, resolution, survival. Bookmark the permalink.

In the moment (A poem)

2015/10/20 — Leave a comment

Not a great weekend for writing. This is what I was left with on Sunday…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged imagining, lingering, moment, October 2015, poem, poetry, sting, uncertainty. Bookmark the permalink.

The nature of silence (A poem)

2015/10/18 — Leave a comment

I spent yesterday watching Japanese movies checked out from the library. This poem was inspired by クローンは故郷をめざす (The Clone Returns Home)…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged accommodation, border, changes, marker, moment, noise, October 2015, poem, poetry, separation, silence, sound, space. Bookmark the permalink.

Is it? (A poem)

2015/10/16 — Leave a comment

Writing it down before I lose it…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged answers, elusive, love, October 2015, poem, poetry, thoughts. Bookmark the permalink.

From this side of the wall (A poem)

2015/10/15 — Leave a comment

An odd way to start the day. Oh, well…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged defeat, expectations, October 2015, perspective, poem, poetry, safety. Bookmark the permalink.

Waiting for someone outside the door at the end of the hallway (A poem)

2015/10/15 — Leave a comment

A scene from last night’s activities…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged footsteps, October 2015, poem, poetry, quiet, sign, sounds, stairs. Bookmark the permalink.

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