Tag Poetry

Tanka For the Dog Days

Noodling on numbers —and time Maybe you already know this The term “dog days,” meant to denote the hottest stretch of summer weather, does not derive from panting pooches lolling in the heat, their tongues unfurled. No, this period got…

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Not Hearing From Your Writer Friends?

An explanation and apology in 21 haiku Know a novelist?If they’re out of touch right now,There’s a good reason. It’s NaNoWriMo(National Novel WritingMonth), so these haiku Are not exactlykosher. Trust me, I’m aware,but cut me some slack. Because I’m doingNaNo…

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A Sonnet for my Sister

Going into care was the best heartbreaking option The bird with ruined wings still hopes to fly,But keepers kind have feathered her last nest.Intending well, they turn her from the skyAnd urge her fragile, hollow bones toward rest. There was…

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When Life Is a Waiting Room

Haiku for patience A stimulus check,An appointment for a shot,Independence Day? Where are the markers?What will tell us it’s over?And can we trust that? Like newborn bear cubs,Drawn yet blinded by the lightFlooding our cramped dens, Weary of the darkAnd…

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The Ghosts of Christmas Past

A found poem Image by Oberholster Venita from Pixabay I’ve been thinking a lot about the changing shape of Christmas. No surprise there: this is a Christmas season like none other. This Christmas will be smaller, quieter, and much more contained, for reasons…

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