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Every dance I’ve ever been to (a poem)

2015/03/28 — Leave a comment

Inspired by a song on the Cale & Eno album Wrong Way Up.

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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged behavior, corner, dancing, differences, embarrassment, fun, March 2015, poem, poetry, rhythms, shyness, thoughts. Bookmark the permalink.

Escape attempt (a poem)

2015/03/27 — Leave a comment

Long day yesterday, so I ended up with just a few short poems.

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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged gravity, hiding, March 2015, poem, poetry, red balloon, skylight, time. Bookmark the permalink.

Dance 2 Noise 005 (a poem)

2015/03/26 — Leave a comment

Written while listening to a Japanese artist’s cover of Culture Club’s ‘Miss Me Blind’ on a rainy, slightly blustery evening…

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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged autumn, boxes, chill, clouds, disc, March 2015, pits, poem, poetry, rain, songs, sounds, spring. Bookmark the permalink.

Lost in the translation (a poem)

2015/03/24 — Leave a comment

Stumbled upon this way of describing something I have talked about differently on many occasions…

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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged hat, magician, March 2015, poem, poetry, rabbit. Bookmark the permalink.

There is no way to interrupt the process once it has begun (a poem)

2015/03/24 — Leave a comment

Had trouble sleeping at first last night, so I tried writing a few things…

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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged cords, dream images, escape, factory, insomnia, lighthouse, machinery, March 2015, night, poem, poetry, random phrases, shapes, ships, shore, shredded skin, stairs, sunk, the matrix, tower. Bookmark the permalink.

Sickbed slumber (a poem)

2015/03/23 — Leave a comment

I wrote a couple of poems on this subject over the weekend. This was the better of the two…

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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged consciousness, dreams, illness, March 2015, poem, poetry, sleep, TV. Bookmark the permalink.

The Beatles haiku (a poem)

2015/03/23 — Leave a comment

For the record, I like The Beatles…

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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged haiku, March 2015, meaning, observation, poem, poetry, The Beatles. Bookmark the permalink.

Avoiding just saying the words (a poem)

2015/03/23 — Leave a comment

This started out as one thing, but turned into something else…

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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged avoidance, March 2015, poem, poetry, talking. Bookmark the permalink.

Saturn Building (a poem)

2015/03/19 — Leave a comment

I had an appointment yesterday in Fremont…

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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged building, Fremont, impressions, March 2015, poem, poetry, Saturn Building, Seattle. Bookmark the permalink.

How Poetry Has Made a Difference in My Life

2015/03/17 — 1 Comment

As I have probably mentioned before, I have a complicated relationship (or history, anyway) with poetry. But, over the last few weeks, I have gained a greater appreciation for how poetry has made a difference in my life. Continue reading

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged belonging, confidence, experiences, focus, poetry, therapy. Bookmark the permalink.

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