Monthly Archives: September 2010

September 30, 2010

First Death

A child’s first meeting with death Continue reading →

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Tagged as animal friendship, child's friend, cold stone house, death, Ethiopian elephant, first death memory, friendship, oil lamp

September 28, 2010

Just for Fun: The Secret Life of a Writer’s Gum

Woe to the humble wad of gum, tortured by teeth and depleted of flavor, hidden when spent – a testimony to this unsung hero of writers Continue reading →

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Tagged as chewed up, crushed, gum, humility, stuck, unsung hero, wintergreen, Writer's Life

September 27, 2010

In Memory of Libby

Break dancing on the green Redheads Rock

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September 20, 2010

Suspended

For my friend Terry A one-word poem in pictures Suspended

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Tagged as a million words, animation, from school, gravity, in air, in motion, in play, liberty, one picture, photography, suspended

September 19, 2010

What if I were God and you were just a part of me? You, the corn on the bottom of my foot an irritation that hurt when I walked Would I rub you out with an emery board or clip you … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Big Picture, Broad Perspective, dreaming, Growth, Introspection, nature, poetry, Trying to Understand, waking up

September 12, 2010

One Shoot Sunday – Photo Inspired Poem

This photo, taken by Rodger Allen Blaut and offered to poets as inspiration for writing, along with his interview on meditative photography, inspired me to offer this piece, written several years ago in the form of a sonnet, and re-written in … Continue reading →

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September 11, 2010