At the library, observations #poem
A spangled Cub Scout in his short pants and neckerchiefcheck out a book, holdinglittle sister’s handElder lady clutching armload of […]
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Where do you disappear? #poem
Where do you go whenYou disappear?I have a hunch(and want to ask) but suspect, maybePossibly too intimate to inquire, maybeAnd
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Poetry transcription: “finding home”
{transcription from an “field notes” notebook while in bed… stashed here so I don’t misplace} Finding homeNo longer dauntedBy subterfugePayola
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Snippets and words, w/o context per se {transcribed from notebooks}
Still enamoured by overbitesOn your couch learning FrenchFrench as slowly as possiblePrevents encouraging habits and libations Depths and perceptionsPacific driftwood
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(Just) words, w/o sentences {transcribed from notebooks}
DissertaLasciviousFulcrumPerspectiveTontineCodicilByzantineBaron Edselnir (Sykes)Amatuer – for love of – Non-careeristDappleSinister channelsBoer warAttacheUnconventionalWarfareArroganceSpecial burdenIntellectualElementsEnlighten humilityBold conciseAugustIrregularsFifth columnUnforgiven enmityDrivelSuccessional leaningsFecund mindLatentGlimmerCollaboratorsCavalierUnreliablesCircasianArmenians in AnatoliaEntenteCautious
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Senryu / assorted, (rather silly, some not)
Senryu are meant to be (the more formal, serene and seasonal)Haiku’s sillier cousin and in fact pre-date haiku as a
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“Alchemists” poetry accolade from Muriel’s Journey
Poetry Accolade of sorts: Pleased to be on the prize list for a very interesting poetry initiative with roots in
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poem: Leaving Saskatoon
wrote a poem (in reply to the great singer songwriter Hawksley Workman who’s playing in #Saskatoon tonight) SaskatoonI was born
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Providence, lost
Sunday, Providencegrey like last weekwith my bargain matinee cough syrup nodcandy coated hold onto my thick headnext wave goes to
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Postal wormholes to elsewhere #haiku
Bend paper to findShortest distance between pointsOr apply a stamp {for Amber}
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Haiku – *unconfidential* kokoro postcard (variations)
Often, a poem comes out fully-formed, fiddling and remixing only dulls the knife, sometimes however, variations are eager to come
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Annotations: Regarding Japanese-inspired Poetry
Consider the words Write them once, only – In a single inky sweep On tactile paper Then add a flower
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Poem: post office closed (again)
Post office closed (again) You’ll need another day to know you are loved by a lost poet without a watch
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Poem: Earliest Recollections (Lansing, MI, 1973 with tornado)
Lansing Michigan, 1973 eating macaroni & cheese in a damp basement while adults whispered windows shivered radio crackled and i
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Former Child Soldiers #poem
The former child soldiers Are now working in PR Trying to convince foreigners To come here anytime (Sri Lanka, 2017)
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