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Tag: September 2017

Dear Wednesday…

2017/09/27 Kevin J. O'Conner

Dear Wednesday, Early to bed, early to rise—because the cat is not subtle about demanding dinner at 2:30 in the morning… Love, Kevin (27 September 2017)

Posted in Life, Musings, WritingTagged Dear Wednesday, letters to the days of the week, September 2017, year 4

V. O. (a poem)

2017/09/26 Kevin J. O'Conner

When someone you follow turns out to have multiple social media accounts… She’s got more aliases than a 1930s gangster and a way with words to make the maestro blush with a mixture of envy and rage Nobody else could keep up that pace not even with chemical assistance without causing profuse bleeding where the [...]

Posted in Life, Poetry, WritingTagged avoiding 'I', poem, poetry, September 2017

Dear Tuesday…

2017/09/26 Kevin J. O'Conner

Dear Tuesday, Happy Olivia Newton-John’s birthday! Love, Kevin (26 September 2017)

Posted in Life, Musings, WritingTagged Dear Tuesday, letters to the days of the week, September 2017, year 4

Life is tough (a poem)

2017/09/25 Kevin J. O'Conner1 Comment

Not so sure about this one, but this is what I’ve got… Through floods fires, storms mudslides and earthquakes explosions collisions calamities and disasters natural and man-made life finds its way back What was barren broken buried or burnt in time gives way to lush and green clean and clear plants sprouting insects gathering animals [...]

Posted in Life, Poetry, WritingTagged avoiding 'I', poem, poetry, September 2017

Dear Monday…

2017/09/25 Kevin J. O'Conner

Dear Monday, Catch-up sleep is great—but I wouldn’t need it if the cat didn’t have a 2 a.m. dinner time… Love, Kevin (25 September 2017)

Posted in Life, Musings, WritingTagged Dear Monday, love notes to the days of the week, September 2017, year 4

Nocturne chameleonic (a poem)

2017/09/242017/09/24 Kevin J. O'Conner

As much of last night’s dreams as I can remember… Staff were confused this man of different face and different name showed up one morning as if it were just another day He calmly explained that he was supposed to be there that, despite the outward changes he was the same person they’d come to [...]

Posted in Life, Poetry, WritingTagged avoiding 'I', poem, poetry, September 2017

Dear Sunday…

2017/09/24 Kevin J. O'Conner

Dear Sunday, Four identities in the same dream—what do you suppose that’s all about? Love, Kevin (24 September 2017)

Posted in General/Miscellany, Life, Musings, WritingTagged Dear Sunday, love notes to the days of the week, September 2017, year 4

Sunday (a poem)

2017/09/232017/09/25 Kevin J. O'Conner

Following the news again… Parishioners thousands upon thousands gather for weekly services in cities and towns all over The services are so popular, in fact that they are often broadcast to the entire country The proceedings begin with the playing of the sacred hymn which accompanies the unfurling of the flag often a flag so [...]

Posted in Life, Poetry, WritingTagged avoiding 'I', poem, poetry, September 2017

Dear Saturday…

2017/09/23 Kevin J. O'Conner

Dear Saturday, They say ‘all in good time’, but I’d settle for a quarter in quick time… Love, Kevin (23 September 2017)

Posted in Life, Musings, WritingTagged Dear Saturday, letters to the days of the week, September 2017, year 4

Dogs (a poem)

2017/09/22 Kevin J. O'Conner

Bonus round… Frightened dogs bark louder foam at the mouth piss themselves without any understanding of the reasons why Of course the most rabid run together as a pack What they lack in strength they make up in volume as a show of force With the dogcatchers no longer the ones in charge the rest [...]

Posted in Life, Poetry, WritingTagged avoiding 'I', poem, poetry, September 2017

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