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#BlackFriday2014 (a poem)

2014/11/28 — Leave a comment

As usual, news of Black Friday protests was hard to miss. It was also occasionally difficult to stomach. Continue reading

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged Black Friday, commentary, impressions, poem, poetry, protests, shopping. Bookmark the permalink.

Watercolors (a poem)

2014/11/26 — Leave a comment

One more rumination on the recent news (partly inspired by a photograph)…

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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged atmosphere, black and blue, fuzzy lines, impressions, indistinct, muted colors, poem, poetry, unclear edges. Bookmark the permalink.

Business as usual (a poem)

2014/11/25 — Leave a comment

I couldn’t help but watch the news last night…

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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged America, danger, Ferguson, fire, fires, guns, justice, looting, media, news, poem, poetry, police, rioting, rocks, tear gas, television, violence. Bookmark the permalink.

‘Boy Carrying Toy Gun Shot Dead By Police’ (a poem)

2014/11/23 — Leave a comment

This is why I try as much as possible to avoid the news…

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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged news, poem, poetry, shooting. Bookmark the permalink.

Lifelong Learning

2014/11/21 — Leave a comment

I have recently come to the conclusion that I have become a lifelong learner. Continue reading

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Writing and tagged Amanda Palmer, anxiety, body, Brené Brown, creativity, education, experience, friends, learning, lessons, lifelong learning, music, Pet Shop Boys, photography, poetry, reading, relationships, storytelling, support, therapy. Bookmark the permalink.

brittle (a poem)

2014/11/20 — Leave a comment

Working from the Cat Coule poetry writing exercise at http://youtu.be/adjE0ptY0FA.

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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged autumn, bridge, Cat Coule, chupacabras, exercise, Fall, football, leaves, non-sequiters, poem, poetry, prompt, Saturdays, stadium, Texas, walking. Bookmark the permalink.

an incomplete list of what I want (a poem)

2014/11/18 — Leave a comment

Partly inspired by some of my recent reading…

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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged desires, needs, poem, poetry, wants. Bookmark the permalink.

Reign o’er me (a poem)

2014/11/16 — Leave a comment

Last night I was watching the 2007 movie Reign O’er Me, starring Don Cheadle, Adam Sandler, Jada Pinkett Smith, Liv Tyler, and Saffron Burrows…

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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged inspired by the movie, poem, poetry, Reign O'er Me. Bookmark the permalink.

imaginary picket line (a poem)

2014/11/15 — Leave a comment

No prompts—just working from a random phrase that popped into my head…

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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged apprehension, imagination, poem, poetry, trapped, truth, walls. Bookmark the permalink.

I’m drawn to her (a poem)

2014/11/09 — Leave a comment

No prompts—just thinking about a couple of people I know…

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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Writing and tagged attraction, friend, mirror, poem, poetry, reassurance, reflection, revelation, woman. Bookmark the permalink.

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