Clement February
black ice recent shonethis day, spring’s glimmer beams – dull atop dry road: go
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Pilot, Co-pilot, Passenger, or Grounded?
Time does tick quickly, more as one ages We can’t believe during early stages Sometime, some will see; yet many won’t know Perceptions permeate but one shadowTone-deaf debris may wreck potential gains Break twigs to grasp hold, see over mountainsLost in a dell, lacking decent vision One must ascend with an aim to freedom .…
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Punxsutawney Phil Says Bundle Up
“More winter ahead” According to loreKeep out those coversCoats hung by the door! Featured photo by Niklas Jeromin via Pexels
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“My Valentine”: Classic Song for Valentine’s Day
Today’s choice for the infusion of love in the air is a ballad written just over a decade ago by a sentimental man expressing love for his marriage partner: Original song by Paul McCartney (2011) RE: Love is in da Blog 2023 What if it rained?We didn’t careShe said that someday soonThe sun was gonna…
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“Time” and “Love” in Poetry: 1609 Shakespearean Love Quote
Do thy worst, old Time! Despite thy wrong, My love shall in my verse ever live young.William Shakespeare, Sonnet 19 (1609)
Keep readingWinter Month Draws Nigh: Journal #9, 01-31-2023
Alas, new year, officially no more Final January day closes the month Awaken February hearts & minds Valentine’s days—warmth and love Color us red, white, pink, & silver Black & gold . . . purple & blue-violet Sophistication palette: vintage mauves Complement valentine rainbows & unicornsCould be coincidence . . . January 30thDay before I…
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Midnight Rhymes: The Biggest Critique
A little late-night poetry writing exercise . . .
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Ice: Pop Poetry
Ice-bound memoriesSealed, until time whenEarth’s cyclic warmingReveals past events Come alive again, in Minds of needful promptsNot first nor last—alasWe are limitedLiving bodies meant toWithstand known rangesWithout devianceBrought by unbridled Use of resources. Written for Mish’s Quadrille #168 at dVerse. Click the link for participation guidance!
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Freezing Rain & Snow
outside, taps on panes gray skies, frozen drops wet ground, slips of ice
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May Be
To know what to doIt’s an abundanceAllows consent to resolveTo those without madeProspects, most work is To know what can be done Which takes resolve builtOf imagination:What could be . . . might be!Instead of what will be will be . . .Either way, one willOr one might . . . maybe!
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Iron will
Emanated from red, impossibleglow, heat consumes hair and flesh—alive,unwilling nerve—strongly held and branded. An iron will is needed in the process of branding, willing subject or not. Hot branding, aka fire branding, is known to be painful as the instrument, glowing with heat, causes thermal injury to the skin and results in permanent alopecia (hair…
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