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Haiku Adjacent
Did I ever actually know the rules?
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Even More Impressed with Amanda Gorman
Even more of a triumph, knowing this…
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All I Wanted
One of those days.
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The Dark of December
The sun’s indifference and neglect in winter is very hard to take.
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Neurological Methane
I’m not going to live my life chewing on a fetid stew of insults.
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Getting Unclogged
I grew up in such a dysfunctional household that as I child I actually believed that when I was out of someone’s sight, I disappeared for them. What a horrid mindset for a little girl to live with! I was thinking about that the other day, and I wrote this poem. Getting Unclogged There is…
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My Prayer
I am grateful this day for the rain that sustains me for the sun that nurtures me, for the wind that buffets me. I wish to give back more than I take from this world, value more than that which is has been given me and shore up that which has always endured me.…
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Contemplating Trees
Today is Arbor Day. I bet a distressingly small number of people are even aware of that. It is a day to plant trees and appreciate those trees that already exist. Today I’m thinking about the forest and our relationship to it. Many rears ago, I used to vacation in Pisgah National Forest in North…
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Traveling in my Mind
Since travel is my reason for being, and since I can no longer afford to do so, I’m forced to content myself by reliving trips I have taken in the past, and imagining where I would go if my fate were different and my choices hadn’t been so ill advised. So, without further ado, here’s…
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The Transitory Nature of Civilization
Still sick as a dog, and not in the mood to blog. (Hey! That rhymes!) So I shall leave you with a half formed thought before going back to bed. Here’s a photo I took many years ago on a trip to Ephesus, Turkey. If you’ve heard of Ephesus at all, it’s probably from the…