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The Other I Am
The poet, Walt Whitman tells us “to not abase, nor be debased by the other I am.” That one who lives within, who mirrors our image, but more often than not feels or acts just the opposite of that one … Continue reading
On Edge
On Edge There is a fault line which curves unseen through the human psyche. Deep dark crevasse with jagged forks like those of a lightning strike. At bottom, only a rapidly changing river, where emotions run. Dark fast moving waters, … Continue reading
Stray Thought 5
“But, what of Choice? You make it sound like you were no more than a dumb animal, blindly following the carrot dangling down in front of you.” Elizabeth Crawford 11/5/2017 Posted at Micropoetry: November 2017 https://thotpurge.wordpress.com/2017/11/05/micropoetry-month-nov-2017-5/ Save Save Save
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Tagged carrot, choice, conversation, dangling, dumb animal, following, Micropoetry
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Access or Excess
November PAD Challenge Day 12: Today’s prompt, write an excess poem http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/poetic-asides/poetry-prompts/2011-november-pad-chapbook-challenge-day-12 Access or Excess It’s that age-old question: too much or too little? Prefer a bit of boundary, neither too tight nor loose, like a well-hinged door one might choose … Continue reading
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Tagged access, age-old question, choice, egress, excess, November PAD Challenge, poem a day, too little, too much
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Soul's Music 