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Poetry Day: Around and Round the Medicine Bush

Posted on April 21, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(This was heavily inspired by one of my favorite books growing up.  Dr. Seuss’s ‘You’re Only Old Once’ had a part called the Pill Drill.  I loved it as a kid even though I didn’t know what it meant.  It … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Aquarium of Montgomery Drawlls

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(This is a silly poem I made about an aquarium with unique creatures.  I would make poems like this just to flex my imagination.  It’s similar to Bestiary of Blatherhorn Vale, which I made years ago.) If you find yourself … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Apprentices

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(This poem is self-explanatory.  Apprentices are used a lot in fantasy stories.  I don’t know exactly what prompted the poem, but here we are.) Chosen by their thirteenth year To follow in a master’s steps They wave farewell to youth … Continue reading →

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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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