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My silver spoon gets stuck in my mouth when I try to articulate. (spoon: OLWomen.com; apartheid: buzzsouthafrica.com)
Posted in Absolutes, communication, Consciousness, Conversation, Friendship, Haiku, History, Humans, Uncategorized, Wisdom, Writing
Tagged experience, humanity, humility, life, privilege, race, relationships, understanding
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Haiku: Fitting Flit
I think the word flit was invented by someone watching chickadees.
Posted in Birds, Gratitude, Haiku, Narble Furt, Poem, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Writing
Tagged animals, birdwatching, Chickadee, home, nature
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Haiku: Waiting for Three
What is it about two o’clock, the bitching hour? Dreaded double-strike. The eyes snap open, no retreat from wakefulness– it’s just a poem.
Posted in Home, Life, memory, Night, Poem, Sleep, Uncategorized, Universe, Writing
Tagged clocks, wakefulness, work, writing
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Ochoco Reach Audiobook, Ahoy!
Shameless plug: my novel Ochoco Reach is now available as an audiobook on both audible.com and iTunes. If you download it, I’d very much appreciate a review and some other noise of your own choosing. Click on the link in … Continue reading
Posted in Action-adventure, American Indian, animals, Audiobook, Ochoco Reach, Reading, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Action-adventure, Audiobook, dogs, family, Ochoco Reach, work, writing
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Haiku: For Brian
My friend, if I could exchange places with you now I most surely would.
Posted in Absolutes, Brain, Brian Doyle, Consciousness, crow, Friendship, future, Gratitude, Haiku, Uncategorized
Tagged family, humanity, life, religion, writing
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Haiku: Perspective
A tree in my yard, upheaval in my country. The tree stays the same.
Posted in communication, Consciousness, Conversation, family, Haiku, Home, Life, Oregon, Portland, Uncategorized
Tagged nature, perspective, poem
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Haiku: The Night Warms
Coffee sits swallowed at the top of my stomach; my brainstem is warm. (stock photo)
Posted in Absolutes, Brain, Haiku, Jim Stewart, Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged humanity, learning, life, poetry, writing
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Mister Sniffy
In the grey light before sunrise you examine the yard and driveway: sniff sniff sniff sniff sniff Snort! sniff sniff sniff sniff sniff Snort! The new light catches the focus in your eyes, much as it might catch the focus … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Dog, family, Friendship, Poetry, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged dogs, humor, outdoors, poem, poetry, writing
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Haiku: Relativity?
Consciousness, a gift of accelerating time, provides no answers.
Posted in Absolutes, Aging, Brain, Consciousness, Einstein, Humans, Poem, rite-of-passage, Uncategorized, Wisdom
Tagged Haiku, humor, imagination, life, nature, relativity
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