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I Lost My Voice

  I lost my voice In the fog, Crushed by the darkness On which it once fed. I […]

August 19, 2020 Poetry

The Process – a tanka

Compose, line by line, From beginning to end Until its finished: Every verse, every rhyme, and Every single […]

March 1, 2019 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Tanka

Inspiration – a tanka

Pen put to paper, Record the gifts of the Muse, Scribbled in frenzies, Possessed hand cramped and swollen […]

July 19, 2018 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Tanka

The Little Black Notebook

This little black notebook Is almost full, Each page covered in Black ink scrawled verses and rhymes, Drops […]

April 2, 2018 Poetry

Lost and Forgotten

Half written poems and unfinished thoughts Scribbled in notebooks and scraps of paper, Lost and forgotten in the […]

December 15, 2017 Poetry

Blood Into Ink

Blood is too thick to write with When you tear open a vein With a fountain pen To […]

September 2, 2017 Poetry

How Does it Feel?

In answer to the question “How does it feel when your muse runs his fingers through your hair, […]

April 25, 2017 Poetry

Challenge of the blank page (a Tanka)

Notebook page empty Anxiety is rising Intimidating Fill with your breath and your truth Fill with authenticity. 4/1/17 […]

April 1, 2017 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Tanka

Radical Authenticity

Allen told me, If you want to find your voice Forget about having it heard. Speak your true […]

October 12, 2016 Poetry
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