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Good morning (a poem)

2018/05/25 — Leave a comment

First thing, before the day’s work takes over…

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Bundle of contradictions (a fragment)

2018/05/24 — Leave a comment

After a long day, my mind is sort of blank. I somehow managed to spit out this fragment before I felt myself trying too hard…

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Two poems about color

2018/05/23 — Leave a comment

A long-ish day ends with a couple of musings about color:

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The takedown is a bundle of confusion (a poem)

2018/05/22 — Leave a comment

A poem while I wait to get started on some stuff.

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Afterwards (a poem)

2018/05/21 — Leave a comment

First thing this morning.

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Day of departure (a poem)

2018/05/20 — Leave a comment

Written this afternoon while waiting for the Music of Remembrance spring concert to begin. I was specifically inspired by mention of a diary entry describing a Japanese American family’s last night at home before leaving for the Puyallup temporary detention site (and then the Minidoka camp).

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An open letter to the Puritans (a poem)

2018/05/19 — Leave a comment

A new typewriter poem.

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Twilight arrives early (a poem)

2018/05/18 — 2 Comments

A new typewriter poem, inspired by a typical grey Seattle day…

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Bookstore Poem #281. Ye Olde Truth Shoppe, S. H. Sanders, Proprietor

2018/05/17 — Leave a comment

I saw something today that said ‘the truth is out’ (it may or may not have been a book title). I know what it means—but it made me think of something a little different… Continue reading

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All poets are mad (a poem)

2018/05/16 — Leave a comment

Inspired by a blog post by Allison Marie Conway.

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