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Neo-Romantic Indie Beat Poet
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Category Archive: Formal Poetry

Eyes Wide Open (a tanka)

The world can be harsh The world can be beautiful Your eyes see it all Don’t shelter yourself […]

December 6, 2016 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Tanka

Destiny (a tanka)

Taurus; Gemini Pictographs in the heavens Our fate in the stars Sailing across the Milk Sea Toward Alpha […]

November 29, 2016 Poetry, Tanka

Exiles and Enlightenments (a sonnet)

A deserted beach, shipwreck on the shore, Desolate remains of a life once shared, Before it was clear […]

November 28, 2016 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Sonnet

Unwritten Poems (a tanka)

Unwritten poems Unexpressed feelings and thoughts Lost, gone forever Mourned my unborn baby boys, They can never be […]

November 27, 2016 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Tanka

Change (a tanka)

Beginnings; endings One looks much like the other Change is a constant Which will, thankfully, not change Nothing […]

November 23, 2016 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Tanka

Captain Nemo (a tanka)

Far beneath the seas, I travel league upon league, Free from tyranny. Everyone I had is gone, I […]

November 21, 2016 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Tanka

Hurtful

The most hurtful phrase In any language I know: “We can still be friends.” 11-7-16

November 20, 2016 Formal Poetry, Haiku / Senryu, Poetry

Haiku Written While Reading Book V of Plato’s Republic

The man holds knowledge. He knows something, not nothing. Nothing can’t be known. 11/16/16 Notes: Image is a […]

November 17, 2016 Formal Poetry, Haiku / Senryu, Poetry

Heraclitus’ River (a tanka)

The river flows on, Ever changing; transforming, Never stepped in twice: Its never the same river, And you’re […]

November 16, 2016 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Tanka

Time & Laughter (a tanka)

Time passes away, Everything temporary, Nothing forever, Laugh and smile: You understand, Nothing will last forever. 11/16/16 Written […]

November 16, 2016 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Tanka

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