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Magnets: A Poem
So, out of the blue, I decided to write a poem. I’ve not written poetry before with any seriousness, and I wouldn’t even ascribe much seriousness to what I’ve done here. I simply decided to try it as...
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Don’t Mix Reggae With Taxes: A Poem
Don’t Mix Reggae With Taxes reggae no worse music in April while doing one’s taxes. a torturous cognitive dissonance a juxtaposition of lilting Caribbean rhythms conjuring lush tropical beaches jerk...
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My Teen, My Tug o’ War: A Poem
my teen, my tug o’war the rope stretched taut between us we pull me wanting him closer he wanting to get away… …and yet, no letting go for 15 years years I’ve been telling the same old joke about how...
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Video Fridays: Patti Smith
I’m on a real women-in-music kick these days. Last week’s Video Fridays installment was on the late-great Nina Simone, inspired by having watched the wonderful documentary What Happened, Miss Simone?....
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Pokémon, Don’t Go: A Poem
Pokémon, go. but only that I might hop on my skis or mountain bike or kayak and look for you. When I find you, let’s hang out and play Xbox games, and Snapchat with our friends, who are across town,...
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Belated R.I.P.s: Leonard & Leon
If all you did was compare the musical styles of Leonard Cohen and Leon Russell, both of whom, this past week, sadly departed this world, you might not see all that much in common between the two. But...
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Ode To Autumn Leaves
on a late-October hike along the roaring Nooksack River autumn leaves — mostly Bigleaf Maple — drifting down from the trees in a beautiful, unplanned aerial show to their final resting places … some...
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