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Poem 39

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Michael

In my room The gulf widens Language changes Meanings vary Connection weakens Time maybe Time will beat you Time will not stand still. Learn new tricks New customs Dress up Play games Everyday. No fear Courage See the humour See … Continue reading →

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Ligo Haibun Challenge – A Winter’s Child

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Michael

  My wife has just given birth and I am watching as blood begins to pool on the table between her legs. There is a problem and the staff needs to attend to it immediately. A nurse hands me our … Continue reading →

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Poem 38

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Michael

The table is set You spent an afternoon Preparing, chopping, sautéing Impression so important Nothing can go to chance. Worried brow over the dessert Agitation as the meat is cooking Everything has to be right. Tempers flare, frustration Cleaning not … Continue reading →

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50 Shades of Grogan

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Michael

  Earlier this year one of my students did my portrait for an assessment task. Two weeks ago she presented it to me and today I received it back from the framers. Below is the artist’s statement, I might add … Continue reading →

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Poem 37

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Michael

I love the dawning, The half-light snaking into our room. I look at you Asleep, breathing so gently I do so like to wake up with you. You begin to stir I look at you Your eyes awakening to the … Continue reading →

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Poem 36

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Michael

Once Upon a Time Goblins – Children’s tale the children gathered in expectation the celebration was about to begin. the fairies flittered about to one side. the goblins at the head of the table muttered amongst themselves casting glances at … Continue reading →

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Poem 35

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Michael

Words are puzzles tentative strokes beginning a flurry a flourish a finality if only. edit rewrite. a shape emerges random ideas contained in clumsy letters. A meaning to the mind who conjures. I struggle to extract meanings that contain truth. … Continue reading →

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Poem 34

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Michael

Banter, so aimless Directed So anal, yet divergent What can be done to quench the boredom? Screen, words, lines and rhymes What to do when purpose disappears When all you have to resort to Is an exchange of thoughts, Filling … Continue reading →

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Terza Rima Sonnet and Challenge – Struggle

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Michael

Last of summer’s haze bathes the streets in light Scintillating gold upon the worn stone It’s only me under the stars tonight   I traverse these shadowy roads alone Alas the sun rests on the ebbing tide Illuminating what my … Continue reading →

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Prompt 27 – Curse

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Michael

I have a curse. An inherited one, passed down from my mother to me. It was her undoing at an early age, at a time when medical science didn’t know what they know today. I do not plan to go … Continue reading →

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