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Ordinary Average Thoughts

Confounding expectations since 1963

September 2016

Funny face (a poem)

2016/09/30 — Leave a comment

An ekphrastic poem, inspired by Lu De’an’s painting The Great Return—Lao Zi.
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Dear Friday…

2016/09/30 — Leave a comment

Dear Friday,

‘Now is the time on Sprockets when we dance…’

Love,
Kevin

(30 September 2016)

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Writing and tagged Dear Friday, letters to the days of the week, September 2016, what happens when I try to post something right after being awakened by the cats, year 3. Bookmark the permalink.

Maybe it’s the neon markers… (a poem)

2016/09/29 — Leave a comment

An ekphrastic poem, inspired by Yan Li’s painting Self-thinking.
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged ekphrastic poem, hallucination, halves, markers, poem, poetry, self, September 2016, shapes, spiral, tracks. Bookmark the permalink.

Dear Thursday…

2016/09/29 — Leave a comment

Dear Thursday,

Decisions, decisions…

Love,
Kevin

(29 September 2016)

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Writing and tagged Dear Thursday, letters to the days of the week, September 2016, year 3. Bookmark the permalink.

The manifesto (a poem)

2016/09/28 — Leave a comment

An ekphrastic poem, inspired by Yang Xiaobin’s photograph, Deng-ism.
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged adhesive, ekphrastic poem, forgotten, gone, manifesto, poem, poetry, remnants, scabs, September 2016, surface, textures. Bookmark the permalink.

Dear Wednesday…

2016/09/28 — Leave a comment

Dear Wednesday,

What’s up with this? I thought Mercury retrograde was done…

Love,
Kevin

(28 September 2016)

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Writing and tagged Dear Wednesday, letters to the days of the week, September 2016, year 3. Bookmark the permalink.

‘…and the tea’ (a poem)

2016/09/27 — Leave a comment

An ekphrastic poem, inspired by Peter Juvonen’s painting Tea in the Conservatory and the Pet Shop Boys movie It Couldn’t Happen Here.
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged arrows, barbs, ekphrastic poem, hallucination, party, poem, poetry, remarks, September 2016, shadows, spoons, teacups, wildlife, window. Bookmark the permalink.

Dear Tuesday…

2016/09/27 — Leave a comment

Dear Tuesday,

After last night’s ‘debate’, I suspect it will take the nation’s beer, wine, and liquor producers time to catch up…

Love,
Kevin

(27 September 2016)

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Writing and tagged Dear Tuesday, letters to the days of the week, September 2016, year 3. Bookmark the permalink.

Dear Monday…

2016/09/26 — Leave a comment

Dear Monday,

Tonight the circus arrives!

Love,
Kevin

(26 September 2016)

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Writing and tagged Dear Monday, love notes to the days of the week, September 2016. Bookmark the permalink.

Empty world (a poem)

2016/09/25 — Leave a comment

An ekphrastic poem, inspired by the photo I shot outside of VALA Art Center on September 16th.
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