Great advice for the new poet…and for the old. Of course today we always have our phone with us, capturing our thoughts, poem scraps along with photos. There’s research supporting pen-and-paper’s superiority, for what that’s worth. Ultimately, the best solution is the one you use. As long as you’re confident in capturing your ideas, your brain can focus on creation.
Category: General Musing
Today’s Black History Month Meditation: Audre Lorde
Stirring Kindness: A Senryu
Memories of Metal Shop
Sitting
Tall stool
Metal table
Vice gripping
My victim
Bending
Shaving
Scraping
Demanding
It fit into
My will.
Resistance
Solid
We find
Detente,
This soul
Longing
For the
Trees
A Haiku Before Bed, November 27, 2019
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Remembering: a haiku about suicide’s fallout

His smile in my mind
A friend’s son just took his life
These clouds are broken
My heart is heavy today. We can be so cruel sometimes, especially with ourselves. If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts please know you are not alone and that there are people who will help.
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
Call 1-800-273-8255
Available 24 hours everyday
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Forward
What’s my path forward?
Unpredictable, of course
My inner voice knows
The right way.
Now, to silence the noise
And listen to the birds
At dawn
Standing Upon The Edge
I stand on the edge
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At the Edge of Darkness
There’s so much beauty



