An ekphrastic poem, inspired by photographs of Hi Red Center’s Shelter Plan (1964).
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purpose
Without purpose (a poem)
I spent yesterday updating my blog and finishing the preliminary layout for a section of the next book, so I didn’t write yesterday. I was at it first thing this morning, though…
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Use your words (a poem)
Can’t live with them, can’t live without them…
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I couldn’t bear to be special (A poem)
A work in progress, with the title nicked from a Prefab Sprout song.
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Then and Now
Today’s writing prompt: How do you feel about the first blog post you ever wrote?
I wrote my first blog post (https://ordinaryaveragethoughts.wordpress.com/2011/02/12/hello-or-something/) in February 2011. Re-reading it a few minutes ago, I note that it’s not quite as clumsy and awkward as I had thought. Continue reading
Ordinary Average Thoughts 