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Poetry Day: Morning Dancers

(Fog.  I’m pretty sure this came to me as I watched fog roll across a road towards a misty lake.) They drift across the road Following a subtle breeze Amazing creatures Of grace and mystery Found only at first light … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: Maker of Its Makers

(Touching on religion and creation here.  Let’s see what happens.) Genderless being Both of one body And an army of forms It stands Amid the beginning Waiting for time   Balls of light Burst into existence Firing elements Into the … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: Let Me Out

(Battling our inner demons.  Not an easy struggle, especially since it usually lasts a lifetime.) Everyone has a demon Lurking beneath the skin A voice that asks for freedom To indulge a dark-born craving From the glutton wanting sweets To … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: Last Time Through These Doors

(Full transparency: I skipped a poem.  Thought it was about DnD and posted it without reading.  It was actually about how I met my ex-wife during a DnD game and it must have been a present to her because it … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: Island of the Bleeding Blade

(This poem is a fictional set up type of thing.  Just wrote it randomly and thought it could be a good premise for a future story.  I believe it was matched up with another poem or story about a magic … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: Ira

(Ira is the Latin word for ‘Wrath’.  So, it worked for the title of a poem about anger.) The pit of your heart is where I fester I am all-consuming   Violence and hate are my bastard children I am … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: I Love You . . . But

(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

(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

(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

(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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