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A Christmas Carol (Stave Four)
Over the span of five posts, I am looking at Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, a wonderful story about the dramatic process to effect one man’s complete change of heart. Dickens arranged the novella into five chapters or staves, as he labeled them. “Stave” has its roots in the word “staff,” as in a musical…
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Artificial Sonnets
II. “A poet. You’re the first I’ve interviewed,”The woman said behind her shiny desk.“You show a certain zealous attitude,And your approach is novel, I confess.They value that in this place, so maybeYou could outline any experienceYou feel would make the promised differenceYou like to claim.” She gestured to him. “Please.” The poet coughed into his…
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Sounds of Cotton
Mornings are roughwhen throwing up panicand beating myself down with whatever is closest and as alwaysit’s usually me Featured Download: If you would like a resource to help you write poetry like this, CLICK HERE.
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A Christmas Carol (Stave Three)
Over the span of five posts, I am looking at Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, a wonderful story about the dramatic process to effect one man’s complete change of heart. Dickens arranged the novella into five chapters or staves, as he labeled them. “Stave” has its roots in the word “staff,” as in a musical…
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Of Wine and Women
Many of us have tales of grand misadventures from our youth where we let our naivete and impetuousness get the better of us. My most infamous teenage picaresque tale involves a Christmas-gift makeup kit; my best friend, Brian; two illegally-bought bottles of Boone’s Farm wine; and a late-night stroll alongside a good stretch of rural…
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Every House
A plastic box for the local paperIs drilled into some rendition Of a post near every mailbox. There are traits made visibleFrom the underbelly Of each installation.Like a new graphologyTo determine from varying Degrees of crude angles, Stripped screw heads And nails left in that bent. Cultural drift, I suppose. Featured Download: If you would…
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Moon Walks
When I looked up at those silver slivers peeking through the branches on my moon walks, I thought maybe, just maybe my brother was seeing them too. Even if we were halfway across the world from each other. One in a city in the midwest, one in a desert in the middle east. This was…
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Artificial Sonnets
I. The poet needed badly to make money.It was a common problem, to be sure;His education lacked – to put it bluntly – Any skills that could stop him being poor.He found a list of fastest growing sectors,Summoned his meagre business acumen,He searched addresses for boards of directors.He sat, he wept, he prayed. He grabbed…
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Fudge Bowl
Father Peregrine’s musingsfrom that Martian midlandmoved me. How often I wallowin mindin wordin deed. Helpless in my disgust. Yet, when I call out,He scoops me;my mindmy wordmy deed. Alas! I was not made forthe fudge bowl. Featured Download: If you would like a resource to help you write poetry like this, CLICK HERE.
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Working at the Health Clinic
She told me that missionaries Came in to get testedAfter having doneThe lords workIn Africa Featured Download: If you would like a resource to help you write poetry like this, CLICK HERE.
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A Christmas Carol (Stave Two)
Over the span of five posts, I am looking at Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, a wonderful story about the dramatic process to effect one man’s complete change of heart. Dickens arranged the novella into five chapters or staves, as he labeled them. “Stave” has its roots in the word “staff,” as in a musical…
