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Commenting on Poetry

So, I’ve been wondering this for a while because I follow a lot of poetry blogs.  I enjoy what I write, but I’ll admit that I’m easily entertained.  The thing is that I have trouble commenting on them.  I read, … Continue reading

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Today I Turn 34 . . . Yippee?

I have grown to ‘meh’ my day Not oohing at the passing time For it feels just like a Wednesday No different from the rest I know not when this started That my birthday held few sparks Perhaps from years … Continue reading

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Voices of Nature Review

Pamela Beckford of Poetry by Pamela and Year Round Thanksgiving has put together a new poetry book and she’s not alone.  Kirsten A of Kirsten Uninterrupted is in on this project too. This is Pamela’s second time into publishing and … Continue reading

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From the Vault: Magic Beans

Darwin had a bag of beans Each with a special gift The red beans made him super strong The green beans made him tall The blue beans made him like a fish The yellow beans gave him wings The orange … Continue reading

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From the Vault: Bedroom Shadows

Chittering noises From the closet depths And under beds Disguised as wind Or settling wood The monsters wait Kept at bay By blankets And a tiny light Jutting from the wall Spindly legs Tap the shadow fringe Searching for a … Continue reading

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From the Vault: Apprentices

Chosen by their thirteenth year To follow in a master’s steps They wave farewell to youth and home While preparing for their tasks Some will sweat among the anvils While others ache within the woods Many learn of herbs to … Continue reading

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From the Vault: Man of Verse or Volume

(This was written when I was considering turning Legends of Windemere into a poetry series.  Basically, telling the story through poems with each main character having their own style.  A poetic ‘Peter and the Wolf’ so to speak.) The great … Continue reading

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From the Vault: Test of Man

(Again, this poem is from my angry, depressed period. I’m not really sure what I was going on about here a few years back, so I grabbed a song that might be right.) I hear them all Damning fellow beings … Continue reading

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From the Vault: Last Time Through These Doors

Today I say good-bye As I cross the threshold Joined by others Who will return tomorrow While I remain at home I have bid my desk adieu Cleared it of my things My computer has shut down The screen a … Continue reading

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Wolves of Shadows

Their padded paws hide their path Yet they snarl to scare their prey Hungry though they’ve eaten An appetite never sated Born from delicious destruction Unable to know joy Without the sorrow of another Beasts prowling on the horizon Waiting … Continue reading

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