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Tag: #poetry

first awake

It feels good to be alone ~ first awake while all still sleep

#poetry, #triolet, awake, clarity, early

Social Media Diplomacy

We yell from both sides of the room
~ and only hear what echoes back
~ a world that’s only white or black

#decima, #poetry, black and white, diplomacy, extremes, Facebook, social media

publish or perish

there – my life in a nutshell.

#haiku, #poetry, #tanka, haikai, perfectionism

Werewolf

He strains to break free ~
Daylight ties him securely ~
Moonbeams cut the cords ~

#haikai, #haiku, #poetry, #tanka, anger, day, fear, nightmares, rage, werewolf

Wayfarer

Wayfaring sounds romantic, but wander too long, you may get lost.

#picandawordchallenge, #poetry, found, lost, redemption, vagabond, wander, wasteland, wayfarer, wayfaring stranger

elusive

oh, I know they are out there somewhere…

#poetry, elusive, Poetry, Words

real

real friends “get it” – even when they don’t.

#poetry, friendship, Gratitude, prescriptions, relationships, returning, transparency, understanding, waiting

transformation

now, the enigma

#poetry, butterfly, caterpillar, chrysalis, fly, monarch, mystery, transformation, transition, wait

thinking thrice

the cliche question – men or mice?

#decima, #poetry, advice, bravery, confusion, decima, decisions, doubt, fear, of mice and men

idiot box

stop changing channels. just turn it off and step out of the idiot box.

#poetry, actor, authenticity, channels, flesh, idiot box, plastic, real, resolved, TV

reunion

I think of underdogs today and choose to go a different way

#poetry, childhood, communion, family, joy, playround, prayer, reunion, sing

false flight

memories of freedom won’t fly anymore

#freedom, #picandawordchallenge, #poetry, fly, Freedom, glass ceiling, illusion

postmortem

I do miss the antediluvian remarkbut you still nailed it. the PBS pedagogues, too.I like the switch around original way … More

#napowrimo, #napowrimo2020, #poetry, analysis, antedeluvian, autopsy, meaning, Poetry, think
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