Tag Archives: My Life

Peaceful, Easy Christmas

We had a peaceful and stress free Christmas this year. Around our house this is a major breakthrough. Usually Mary is melting down with stress, but since she quit her job at the church, she has a new perspective on … Continue reading

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Taking a Break

I have aborted self-experiment #5, but I learned enough by going as far as I did. Writing or even publishing poems at that rate is very taxing when you are doing anything else. Work last week was insane. Everyone at … Continue reading

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Two Worlds/One Door

I rinsed out / two worlds A cereal bowl / open into (someone else’s) / myself left crumbs of / locked inside crusty cereal / except all around the sink / pouring forth for Mary to / when I find. … Continue reading

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A Recycled Poem

I couldn’t get my inspiration in gear today so I rewrote a poem from a few years ago. It seemed better when I changed it a little. I Will Sing You A Silent Song Where is my joy? In the … Continue reading

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Today’s Poem Is Brought to You by Sunday Telemarketing

The Household Body “Can I speak with the head of the house?” The Telemarketer asked. I thought: Do houses have heads, and can you speak with them? “No,” I said. But then I thought: If a person is the head, … Continue reading

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