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I like to write poems from time to time. And sometimes I’ll share them.
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As you set out on the way to Ithaca hope that the road is a long one, filled with adventures, filled with understanding. -C.P. Cavafy. Ithaca.
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Today I am going to be brave and post a poem I wrote a couple of years ago. It, seriously, was inspired by an episode of Mad Men. Go figure. ——————————————————————– I wish I’d known that was the last time. I would have worn my red dress And painted my nails And worn lipstick. Instead…
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Tea Ceremony On my mat in the temple The tea’s steam rises. It points the way. The path is not straight. Not easy. It silently winds around Nothing. Imaginary unseen Obstacles. Unseen mountains Where it meets Snowflakes Making their way down To earth.
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My colleague has encouraged me to read this poem at our library’s poetry slam tomorrow evening. I am very nervous. It is the first time I have shared my poetry in a public, real life, setting. I thought I would record myself reading it as a warm up. You can read the poem here. <
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My colleague and I recorded this in preperation for our library’s poetry slam next week. This is from the book Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices.
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