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Misplaced (Snapshot Poem)
//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js I searched everywhere for a poem today. I don’t know where I put it. In the refrigerator, where I once found my keys? Buried in the sofa cushions? It’s not under the bed. I checked. All of my pockets are empty, except for fluff and dust, one disposable… Continue reading
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Another Day (snapshot poem)
//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js I struggle up from unpleasant dreams. Sit down to put on my socks. Go downstairs one step at a time. I sweep yellow leaves from the garden chair. Another day. Another death. Another hole in the social net. Another blank canvas. Another unwritten poem. I pull my winter… Continue reading
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How Not to Write a Poem
//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js This is in response to a Brave Blogging prompt, to write a poem in less than ten minutes. The first draft was done in less than ten minutes, but there was some considerable revision. Another prompt was to write a "how to" piece, which, of course, elicited my contrary self. I ended… Continue reading
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Poem-A-Day #13: Animal
Animal On the afternoon of the morning my neighbor showed off his new slingshot I find a dead squirrel stiffening in the grass. Is she someone I know? Did she grow up with her siblings at my backyard feeder? The nick on her ear seems familiar, but… Continue reading
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