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Poetry Day: Man and The Great Unknown

(Mankind always has to go searching in the mysterious places of reality.  Our curiosity knows very few limits even if it gets us into trouble.) Depthless seas And limitless skies Drawing us to them Teasing at our wonder Daring us … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: Into the Textbook Fray

(I believe this was written when I was going to go back to school for medical coding.  It didn’t last more than a semester because of what happened.  Too many people going for it, so there was a job saturation.  … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: Inspiration Eating Wall

(This is about ideas that grow and then are destroyed in your mind somehow.  I think.  This one was plain odd.) The idea is growing Nurtured from inception Gaining imaginary strength As it evolves from flicker To roaring bonfire Traveling … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: In Memory of Clear Nonsense

(This is a weird one.  Back in college, I took poetry courses and wrote a poem called ‘Clear Nonsense’.  I aimed to write a poem that incorporated gibberish and still made sense.  Got praise on it too.  Sadly, the saved … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: Ifrit and Kunni-Onna

(This was a submission for a ‘Fire & Ice’ Prompt.  Not really sure what that was, but I went with a fire and an ice demon.) You meet two demons Upon the road Both hunting for a soul To torture … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: Idea Barrage

(This is pretty easy to figure out.  I wrote it back when my imagination was a lot stronger and less controlled.  So, ideas would come to me all of the time and I’d struggle to make sure I got them … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: Icarus Reborn

(Written about the constant reaching for hope, which is followed by an inevitable crushing of disappointment.) I see a pattern That I follow to perfection Reaching for the ring High above my head Basking me In a golden glow Barely … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: I Want Your Greener Grass

(We’ve all been there or seen it in action.) The lonely man watches As the crowded man plays With parents, wife, and child He envies the connections That he lacks within his life He wanders off alone With time he … Continue reading

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Questions 3 and Looking Back at ‘Family of the Tri-Rune’

This is the fourth volume of Legends of Windemere and one where I felt like I had to do a lot of clean up.  Not in terms of handling sloppy writing, but I had to make a few plot points come … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: Frayed

(This one was written when I had really bad anxiety.  It was to the point that I had body spasms at times.  Not fun.  Glad I haven’t returned to that level.) I can feel it A subtle creeping Like a … Continue reading

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