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Project 27 – Promises

05 Tuesday Jun 2018

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Howdy all!

Here’s another Project 27 poem as a treat!

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Project 27 – Instant

31 Thursday May 2018

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Today’s Poem

 

At once

This instant

lasts and yet doesn’t

stretch onward to infinity but rather

simply is there until

like a butterfly’s heartbeat

it’s gone without a sound.

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Project 27 – Snapshot

23 Wednesday May 2018

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Today’s Poem.

Snapshot

I take the photo.

Click.

Whir

Buzz.

Out slides the instant film.

A curiosity, attention grabbing, new-fangled thing

“Take my picture!”

Contrasting reds and blues, hues of green

Deep looks into eyes

that you never

quite

unsee.

What do these snapshots reveal?

What do these brief windows show?

Childhood ebbing

Drawing close to the end

but holding on perhaps

for one more summer day.

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Project 27 – Scared

08 Tuesday May 2018

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Enjoy this new Project 27 Poem – Scared.

Scared

Walls looming in
Children loom close
Loud, unfriendly
Your hand reaches out.
To grab hers
and pull close.
Safety in numbers.

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Project 27 – Next

30 Monday Apr 2018

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Hi all,

Here’s another poem for Project 27 – I’m actually not sure how many I’ve finished now, but I’m feeling pretty good about this one. Taking inspiration from life. As usual!

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Project 27 – New

14 Thursday Dec 2017

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Hi all,

Been a few days, December has been crazy around here! Managed to sneak some time in for writing tonight, hope you enjoy this new Project 27 Poem – New.

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Project 27 – Substitute

22 Wednesday Nov 2017

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Thought I’d do another one especially applicable in this, Flu-Season.

Also, as a reminder, please get your Flu Shot – signed, your loving not wanting to be writing sub plans friendly neighborhood teacher.

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Project 27 – Pressure

18 Saturday Nov 2017

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Another poem today! Definitely been a rougher week in general, lots of required things to do. But I managed to sneak in another poem or two. Remember to like and Subscribe to get more in your inbox!

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NaNoWri Poem Writing – Papers, Please

17 Friday Nov 2017

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Salve! Been a long week here in MD, with more work ahead! Been out of sorts today. Lots of challenges in the room today, some tears and fears all appeared, some out of nowhere. Very frustrating in a variety of ways.

Anywho, here’s another poem – Papers Please! Remember to like and subscribe to the blog for more of this fun stuff. I’ll calculate how many words I’ve been typing poetry wise this weekend and add it to my NaNoWriMo total!

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Project 27 – Mini-Boss

16 Thursday Nov 2017

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Salve! I was definitely inspired last night, so I put together another poem for Project 27. Hopefully you guys are liking these. I’ll see how I feel about this one – thoughts? Remember to subscribe during NaNoWriMo to see more of what I’ve been writing!

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