Authorial Intrusion,NaPoWriMo,Prose,Prose, Original
April 29, 2025
Poetry Isn’t a Speed Sport
Poetry Isn’t a Speed Sport I was excited to learn about National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo), which I discovered while ... Read more
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April 27, 2025
Hymns
Hymns NaPoWriMo 2025, Day 27 I don’t recall how conflicted I was thenabout the fact that the hymnsI sang at ... Read more
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April 20, 2025
Bare Feet, Wet Earth, Hot Tea
Bare Feet, Wet Earth, Hot Tea NaPoWriMo 2025, Day 20 Ya no está ザーザー降っている dehors,But instead the rain is soft ... Read more
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April 18, 2025
Backyard with Beaks and Bugs
Backyard with Beaks and Bugs NaPoWriMo 2025, Day 18 Mid-April morning sun cascades over the East-facing houseMaking landfall in the ... Read more
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April 15, 2025
Que será será
Que será será NaPoWriMo 2025, Day 15 As I stand over the mixing bowl, recipe in hand,I think of my ... Read more
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April 13, 2025
Redeeming Qualities Found in Humanity
Redeeming Qualities Found in Humanity NaPoWriMo 2025, Day 13 The following is a list of things submitted by witnesses, offered ... Read more
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I Call the Moon
I Call the Moon NaPoWriMo 2025, Day 12 “Your honor,” said Mercury, ” I would like to call Moon to ... Read more
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April 9, 2025
Scourge of the Man Child
Finally, a truth spoken from the podium In the the press briefing room When the anti-feminist puppet of patriarchy Explained the public name-calling match Between two billionaire broligarchs
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April 8, 2025
Dear Influencer
How did you become a caged actor Working overtime in a small glass box Held in the hands of those who buy you And owned by those who pay your bills?
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April 7, 2025
Said and Done
Said and Done NaPoWriMo 2025, Day 7 When all is said and done in life,And we count down our final ... Read more
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April 6, 2025
Ordinary Pleasures
Ordinary Pleasures NaPoWriMo Day 6 New buds on branchesFresh-brewed coffeeBanana bread from the ovenHard shell tacosFound poetryTime with people who ... Read more
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April 5, 2025
For Now, We Have the Soil
The prickly sensation of my skin Reminds me that I spent time outdoors In the garden today, in full sun Under a cloudless spring day.
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April 4, 2025
Definition by Denial
It is hard to blame anyone for wanting an out, For wanting someone to say, "That's not what it's about." "It looks bad, I know, but that's been true before; These people are idiots, we just have to get through year four."
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April 3, 2025
Screen Life
Whole worlds dance by beyond glowing screens Of mesmerized toddlers and dopamine-addicted teens Attention thieves refine their malgorithms To feed ads to ghosts trapped in the machines
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April 3, 2025
Reams of Angsty Rhymes
I wrote reams of angsty rhymes as a teen, Some so dark that if written today And read by the average grown up, They would have me sent away.
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April 1, 2025
April Fools’ Day 2025
It's April Fools' Day today, but I don't think we need it this year. We're living in a fools' year, quadrennium, century, millennium… But now the fools have taken the highest halls of power
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