I Bless My Water Before I Drink It
This poem is about blessing water, and was inspired by the work of Masaru Emoto.
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- Mar 15
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P Sketches
P was a hospice patient who thought I should learn to draw.
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- Dec 6, 2022
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The Elk Poop in Serenity Pond
I wrote this poem in northern Arizona
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- Nov 3, 2022
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It Was the First Concert for Some of the Victims
I wrote this poem after the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017.
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- Oct 21, 2022
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Shopping at Whole Foods
A poem about how Extra things can feel at Whole Foods.
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- Sep 6, 2022
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So She Covers Her Lovely Face
This erasure poem was published in Euphony. The found text is from Billy Sunday: The Man and His Message, by William T. Ellis in 1914.
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- Aug 24, 2022
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As We Slide Off the End of Last Year
I wrote this poem in early 2017, after the 2016 US Presidential Election. Carrie Fisher's & George Michael's deaths were also on my mind.
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- Aug 21, 2022
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USA After Newtown, Connecticut
"A poem cannot stop a bullet. A novel can't defuse a bomb. But we are not helpless. We can sing the truth and name the liars." S. Rushdie
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- Aug 6, 2022
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Scarlet Lady, I Call You To Me
Last fall, I got to sail on a Virgin Voyages ship called Scarlet Lady, and I've been obsessed with her ever since.
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- Jul 6, 2022
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Pendulum Takes a Question from the Audience About Guns
Pendulum considers us foolish and selfish to keep going the way we are with guns in the US.
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- Jul 3, 2022
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Elvis Presley, Slot Machine
I saw the Elvis movie last weekend (and loved it), so it seemed a good occasion to dust off this older poem and revise it a bit.
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- Jul 1, 2022
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Growing Up in Dad's House of Can't
This poem was published in The Midwest Quarterly. It was inspired by the book Dating Jesus by Susan Campbell.
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- Jun 24, 2022
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Pirates of the Caribbean is the Love Boat's Last Sailing
This poem was published by Ghost City Press.
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- Jun 21, 2022
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Skyway to Fantasyland
This poem was published by Boston Accent Lit.
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- Jun 18, 2022
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Walt Disney World on my iPhone
I love paper theme park maps! I still use them rather than the ones in the Disney app.
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- Jun 15, 2022
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Seaside Resort
Another LEGO poem, inspired by one of my favorite sets, the 3 in 1 Seaside House.
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- Jun 12, 2022
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Viet Cong in the Rec Room
My Dad served in the Army and was in Vietnam. I have a handful of war poems, not all of them published. This one only appears here.
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