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Poetry Day: Animals in Our Minds

Posted on March 31, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(Got to use one of my puzzle pictures again.  This poem was a silly one that used phrases involving animals.  I couldn’t get it that big, but it worked for me.) We join the rat race A loyal work horse … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Amor

Posted on March 24, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(Another one of my emotion personified poems.  Enjoy.) Artists throughout time called me their muse I am inspirational * My home is between the heart and the soul I am elusive * It is difficult to find me, but easy … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Amalgam

Posted on March 17, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(Was I trying to do horror?  Was I trying to be symbolic?  Think it was both.  Took me a few read throughs to figure it out.  The key was ‘thirty’, which was how many story ideas I had at the … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Along the Desert Path

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(My titles aren’t that subtle.  They’ve always been direct much like my poetry.  So, you can tell what this is going to be about.) I walk into the heat With scraps and sweat My protection from the sun I feel … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Allergy Woes

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(Title speaks for itself.  I get bad hay fever at times and I wrote this when things terrible.  I had just moved back to New York from Florida too.  So, it was months of pollen being my worst enemy and … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Aestus

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(I stumbled onto the word ‘Aestus’ and decided to use it.  I believe it was part of a series where I took various emotions and personified them.  First one was a ‘Fear’ poem I made in high school with the … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: A Touch of Madness in My Soup

Posted on February 17, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(I got nothing.  This may have been inspired by a random thought or something I saw on television at the time.  Insanity is still a favored topic.) You look at me As one would eye a dog Foamy at my … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: A Sense of Something Wrong

Posted on February 10, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(Still wonder this at times.) Is darkness spreading as I age Or have I finally paid it heed? Greed devours many souls And dances with pride before our eyes Children slaughtered every week By strangers and protectors Hate is spewed … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Night of 1,000 Stenches

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(One of my sillier poems.  Inspired by a weekly ritual at college, which always had an iffy aftermath.) Arriving once a month Scheduled By a demented madman The night begins With the innocent feast Replicas of food From a foreign … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: A Life Less Stressed

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(Well, this dream didn’t come true.  Though, I’ve learned that a lot of people feel the same way.  That’s a shame.) I dream And pray For a life less stressed * Where sleeping Does not require medicine Or pure exhaustion … Continue reading →

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