Back to the epistles again.
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reminiscence
December 8th
It was Monday evening, a few minutes before 9 p.m. I had spent the last 35 minutes or so listening to Armed Forces by Elvis Costello and the Attractions; M*A*S*H would be coming on at 9, so I put away the LP, turned off the stereo, and headed for the living room. Continue reading
That laugh she had (a poem)
The August 19th prompt in The Daily Poet: Day-By-Day Prompts For Your Writing Practice, by Kelli Russell Agodon & Martha Silano, is to write linked haiku, with the last line of the first verse becoming the first line of the second, and so on. It also suggested writing about a favorite flower, tree, or vine, but I chose to ignore that. I did, however, start this one with the last line of the haiku I posted the other day…
Port Townsend acrostic (a poem)
The August 2nd prompt in The Daily Poet: Day-By-Day Prompts For Your Writing Practice, by Kelli Russell Agodon & Martha Silano, is to find something purchased on a trip somewhere, then write a poem in which each line starts with a letter from the name of the city where the item was purchased. The poem is supposed to incorporate the item and describe an event that took place during the trip; I mentioned the item, but no specific event.
Hope’s Eternal Embrace
We fell into each other’s arms. It felt good to hold her, and to be held. Continue reading
The Call
Trees by lamplight
Water flowing
The silence speaks
it’s all-knowing
All I can do is to listen
and hope that I truly hear
her voice when she beckons me
now to draw me near
When I hear the call
I must go
I must go
So I go
(29 June 2013)
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