Tag Archives: verse

So Much For That

Posted on August 27, 2021 by J

The book I was working on wound up yesterday. I only felt the end coming on a couple of days before that, but I had also been feeling a bit slowed down and listless compared to a few months earlier. … Continue reading →

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As of This Sunday

Posted on March 28, 2021 by J

After updating daily with new work and comments for a month or more, I was not sure I was making enough sense or progress to post so often, so I decided to step back. It was probably a mistake. For … Continue reading →

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The Meditation Cave

Posted on March 16, 2021 by J

When I was 17 years old, I had a Big Dream that initiated me into poetry. It left me with questions that have slowly started to find answers over the years. My guide in the dream led me through water … Continue reading →

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Looking Both Ways

Posted on March 15, 2021 by J

I’m almost afraid to look back, but on reflecting, I think yesterday’s poem played a little trick on me. Why did bees appear? They have priors, but why just then? And birds all of a sudden? Oh. The Birds and … Continue reading →

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Tapped Out?

Posted on March 14, 2021 by J

For the millionth time, today I almost slacked off. I could not see anything happening if I tried to work–my head was dull and empty. But my conscience is apparently stronger than my laziness, so I tried anyway. Results below. … Continue reading →

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Nothing More Mysterious

Posted on March 8, 2021 by J

Two ‘predators’–a wolf and a fox–and the shaft of light that has them mesmerized. I don’t know who they are. I don’t recall if I have said much here about archetypes, but they show up here all the time. Some … Continue reading →

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More Nothing Here

Posted on March 7, 2021 by J

More Nothing Here Today’s work is another brief lyric, and again it focuses on a turn, a change in perspective. The larger change that is underway will mean a lot of letting go, and probably not much taking on of … Continue reading →

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Elf-Shot Arrow

Posted on February 21, 2021 by J

The bells of the local Catholic church just rang out noon as I finished today’s work, only a minute or two ago. It hasn’t been that long since I always worked in the evening because the world outside was quieter. … Continue reading →

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Mystery

Posted on February 14, 2021 by J

Here is a bonus for today–a little gesture of contrition for keeping all the interesting news to myself. Before Epiphany, I was in a state of nervous exhaustion because of noise in my neighborhood and the unpleasantness of dealing with … Continue reading →

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Valentine

Posted on February 14, 2021 by J

Happy Valentine’s Day! A curious holiday, a minor saint’s feast day become a popular and very secular celebration of love, and usually romantic love at that–are we happy, we who are without partners? Are we celebrating today? Not to keep … Continue reading →

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