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NaPoWriMo – Day Four

Even though, it turns out I’m not going •
anywhere today. Again. Staying home…
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NaPoWriMo Day Three

Thank You For These Groceries •
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I always cooked before, and •
then I stopped. Mostly stopped. •
I didn’t give up eating. •
Nor were there no bags •
of hopeful pasta, apples •
and good sharp cheese. •
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NaPoWriMo Day 2

Picnic in Time of Isolation •
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Having carefully packed my •
ham and cheese sandwich, the •
packet of crackers, the •
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NaPoWriMo Day 1 redux

Went for a long paint this morning and then a drive this afternoon. The place I’d hoped to paint near sunset was packed with people. People! Stop that! Stop that right now! so I kept going and took a few … Continue reading

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April the First – Day One NaPoWriMo

I’ll be sending off poems on postcards this April but I’ll still be posting a poem a day here. That’s the plan! So here’s the official start. the tears start up and so fly up the hands the northern palm … Continue reading

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