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Narrow Vision
April 29, 2016
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the city
Blind to either side, the galloping force chases the scoundrels with intent
Misses the ongoing story, producing poverty, lowering standards for life
Hunger, insecurity, pessimism, lack of healthy enviornment, to a growing extent
Contribute to a downward spiral for those already sinking in economic strife
Streams and creeks full of excuses mixed with social work are clogged
Water is evaporating above the ground while we sink the drills deeper for the prize
NaPoWriMo2016
Join poets around the world for #NaPoWriMo this April. Find new meaning in words.
Funky Betsy’s Alchemy
April 11, 2016
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book spines
The alchemist left a pile of books on the table with hints
About the kind of recipe we would need to visualize
To be kind in sacred places, such as heaven with Betsy
It turned out to be a very funky project for our powerful group
We concluded that our common mind was unconquerable
NaPoWriMo2016
The prompt for yesterday’s #NaPoWriMo poem was to create poetry using spines of books. After seeing some very good ones by my fellow poets I had to attempt one myself.
Cactus Code
April 11, 2016
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cactus in bloom
Spring will flash by quickly with little time to tell pollinator possibilities
How full of potential my flowers are, how worth the effort to inspect
My color signals ripe and ready, opening to the best of my capabilities
I have radiant secrets to reveal, a botanical ancestry to save and protect
These flowers open for a brief show of all our strengths and our debilities
Time is our tricky limitation we must speak our mind and be very direct
NaPoWriMo2016
April is National Poetry Writing Month, aka #NaPoWriMo. Enjoy reading or writing some poetry this month.
April in Fool’s Paradise
March 27, 2015
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deep center
My dear gentle readers, it is with some trepidation that I embark on a voyage that will take this blog into new territory. During the month of April, National Poetry Writing Month, I will be publishing 30 poems in 30 days right here. It has been my desire to portray my persona in a writing. I like covering subjects like my family tree and current events because it gives me a fact based framework, like news reporting. I do enjoy that kind of research, so I will resume my prose posting when my 30 poems have been produced. Do not fear. I will not turn this into my own little garden of verses. I think it is fun to be a scribe, choosing subjects that I find intriguing. Your fact finding reporter will return in May.
One aspect of creativity and psychic phenomena I notice and follow is the way willingness to practice opens new frontiers. I believe we are all psychic, and all poets. These talents or gifts can’t develop unless they are used. Another belief that I hold strongly is that we create art that has a specific audience. The audience can only find us if we publish or otherwise give them a chance to read it. During April contests and events will be held to teach and share poetry writing. By following the hashtag #NaPoWriMo on social media you can tune into happenings in your area and share fun with folks from around the world. You may decide to participate in a group poem or attend a reading. Of course you do not need to publish 30 poems to enjoy reading them. I started on my path by tuning into this a couple of years ago and writing only a few of my own. I think it is contagious in a very good way.
psyche
I was a production potter for years, selling my pots to make a living. Some of the best and most interesting pottery I made was done when I was a beginner and had very little skill. Later I made technically better pieces, but I was always producing something to sell, so I was influenced by that thought. I hope that my poetry will follow that pattern. My April adventure is intended to break out some new area of my ability in order to stay truly creative. I count on beginner’s luck, but am working hard to find good subjects. Please stay tuned to find out where this leads. I appreciate any suggestions you may have.
pitcher plant
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