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Poetry Day: I Love You . . . But

Posted on February 22, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(Kind of extreme in a few examples, but you get the point.) I love you, dearest. And I found a surgery for your bald spot.   I love you, honey. And I chose a diet for you to use.   … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: I Dare You to Comment

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(Well, this is a dark one.  Came from a really rough time where I was using poetry to just get my emotions out.  Definitely needed the release. Reading it over, I definitely remember the job that caused this poem.  Very … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Human Hyena

Posted on February 1, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(I think we all know a person like this.  Maybe some of us have gone through a phase where we were this person.) Hurling nasty barbs At all that you find silly Your goal is laughter But only from your … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Hoarder

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(This was originally inspired by a commercial for the show ‘Hoarders’.  Now, I can think of it relating to another class of people.  It is funny how an animal that hoards things is studied as an abnormality, but humans aspire … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Happy ‘Not Dead’ Day

Posted on January 4, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(A fun birthday poem.  Wrote this during a year where I wasn’t too thrilled with getting older.  So, I was calling it my ‘not dead’ day.  Still have these moments at times since my birthday always comes and goes.  There’s … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Haiku Collection 2

Posted on December 28, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

(Other half of the haiku collection.) Wicked It is an old phrase There’s no rest for the wicked I must be evil   Soul of the Broken Body Each step filled with pain Your body only wants rest The soul … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Haiku Collection 1

Posted on December 21, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

(Today and next Thursday are collections.  I forgot that I put all of my haiku into one file, which reached 13 pages.  So, I split the collection in half.  Also, I know haiku are supposed to be about nature, so … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Get Me My Axe and Ale

Posted on December 14, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

(I remember this one.  I had to get a suit for a wedding after a few years of avoiding such events.  While getting fitted, I was described as short and compact.  All this made me think about were fantasy dwarves.  … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Generations of Immaturity

Posted on December 7, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

(Fairly certain this stemmed from parental conflict.  Children rarely do exactly what the parents expect, which causes friction.  It can be worse when the parent is so locked in how the world was when they were growing up that they … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Gaudium

Posted on November 30, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

(This is one of my ‘personified emotion’ poems.  Started way back when I wrote ‘Fear’ in high school using this style.  I’d been doing a lot of dark ones, so I tried one for ‘Happiness’.  Didn’t like that word as … Continue reading →

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