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Poem Duet: Angel Cakes & Devil Dogs

I was asked by Comfortably Numb to do a poem duet with her.  After some discussion and typical ‘you start, no you start’, we came up with the following: Don’t you want it? Aren’t you tempted? I’ll help you decide … Continue reading

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Nonesens Verse

Part of the Monday Poetry Prompt: All day his head goes thudding along At night he head-bangs until he wakes Soon it turns into a drumming song Ignoring the fact that his skull now aches I’m not sure if this … Continue reading

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I Love You, Cake

Dedicated to everyone who achieved their weekly goals, had a milestone, are ready to tackle a challenge this weekend, or just need cheering up. You are the true centerpiece To every wedding You are the great reward For living another … Continue reading

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Not Enough

There is never enough Hours feel like minutes Minutes pass like seconds A second does not exist Scrambling through my day Or inching along my timeline The ending is the same Not enough time Not nearly enough time

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Frozen Before the Ghast

Monday Poetry Prompt #2 It was not a dream or waking so much as a stilling of life As my body failed to respond And the specter glided from the closet crack Thin and pliable like the shadow of a … Continue reading

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My Absolute Fragile Essence on Kindle

On April 15th, I made a post about Estella Aguilar (formerly rawencounterswithestella) putting out a paperback collection of her poetry.  Well, she just released it as a .99 cent eBook on Amazon Kindle.  Please give her poems a read and … Continue reading

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Puddle Jumping

We never take the time To enjoy the puddles in our way We go around Or rush on through Cursing at wet socks   We never take a rest After a pouring rain To find the nearest puddle And jump … Continue reading

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Seven Sin Rondelets

This set of 8 short poems stem from a conversation from years back.  It was a philosophical discussion that went all over the place and eventually landed on the concept of sin.  We discussed how every person is slightly sinful … Continue reading

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Forest of No More

It sits to the south Home to a thick constant mist Weaving through the trees All who step inside Must stay on the winding path That can slip away Mist licks at the edge Hungering for a lost mind Coiling … Continue reading

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Because I’m Just that Level of Crazy Stupid

I’m going to try to make my own poetic form.  Though, it could already exist and I never found it.  I like writing haikus and I hate writing sonnets.  I never got the sonnet pattern down.  It was really hard … Continue reading

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