WATERMARK

a poet’s notebook

Established 02004

loss of a pet

August 16, 2008

R.I.P. Spike ~ 1993 – noon today

Spike had a few bad days, since he became ill several weeks ago. But, the next morning, he was always pacing by my bedroom door, eager for attention and the high-calorie treat — condensed milk — prescribed by his vet. But not this morning. This morning, he was lying on his side, unable… Continue reading

Friday Cat Blogging 2008, Personal

cat, loss of a pet, spike

Ancestral (Artificial )Intelligence

I do not use AI to write. For me, writing is how I think, and I prefer to do it myself. If/when I post anything here that I suspect or know to be AI generated, I will tell you.

I have changed this from Artificial to Ancestral, after Abi Awomosu @ Substack. This medium was made with human history, human thought. All of it, bright and dark. It is ancestral.

Poems

Please do not assume that I am the speaker/ subject of my poems.

In these times of creative nonfiction and fictionalized memoirs, I think of the poem itself as true fiction: it is most likely not factual, but it must be true.

It is likely to be — it is best if it is — a truth I did not know before I wrote, and may not understand even then.

A poem is my way of discovering (dis-covering) what I feel; sometimes, what I think — but it is not necessarily biographical.

loss of a pet

R.I.P. Spike ~ 1993 – noon today