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Poetry Day: Last Time Through These Doors

Posted on June 27, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(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

Posted on June 20, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(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

Posted on June 13, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(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

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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