Another poem, discovered as I was packing. Evidently, I had to include certain words, chosen by the audience, hence, “the niceties of samosas and ivory smiles.”
This is Not a Poem
This
Is not a poem,
so don’t go thinking it is.
Poems are loaded
with similes
like peach trees in August
and metaphor~
a naked man running.
Analyze This!
Found a bunch of somewhat-weird poems I’d never typed up. Here’s one. No idea what I was thinking when I wrote it, so have at it:
Jack
The day I stumbled into the house you built,
Naked
Now that I have your attention…
I’ve been thinking again about why I write. With THE SUMMER OF NO REGRETS so close to release,
Finding Old Poems I
It’s funny how a poem can capture a particular moment, so that when you read it years later that whole period of life comes back.
What I Learned by "Winning" NaNoWriMo Through Cheating and Trickery
…and yes, I am going to buy the tee-shirt.
The task? Write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. Usually, I use National Novel Writing Month to get as much word count aspossible on my work-in-progress.
Sky
When the weight comes down like an iron sleeve,
When your ribcage turns to lead,
Embarking
I’m thinking about journeys tonight, as I get ready for a drive to Yellowstone. And I’m thinking about the journeys we take in our relationships.
Writing Difficult Books
My WIP right now is a tough one, as it takes me back to a painful time in my life, and to relationships I’m still sorting out.
Organizing Words (I Sort Clutters of Paper)
The trouble is