Category Archives: Poetry and Lyrics

NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 2

went out in the rain • my hair already wet • my body thirsty Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 1

don’t know the future • only know that I have to • do the right thing Continue reading

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The Eve of April

the eve of april – before dark I walk the yard – peepers singing loud Continue reading

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We Remember – September 11, 2024

Today was a beautiful September day. Brilliant sunlight in a cool, blue-sky morning. Just like the morning of September 11 2001, when the world changed. Now it’s been 23 years and we still gather to remember, still remember in the … Continue reading

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May First, 2024

The still light of afternoon • shimmering with song, of • so many birds. I weep . . . (See more) Continue reading

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