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Good Vibes Club

The Autumn of My Life

Standing on the threshold of winter.

Nov 9, 2023

The Autumn of My Life

Nov 9, 2023

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Paper Poetry

In Praise of Autumn

A rondelet’s nostalgic reflection

Jul 23, 2023

In Praise of Autumn

Jul 23, 2023

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Soul Magazine

Eulogy for a Red Maple Leaf

30-Day Gratitude Challenge

Nov 7, 2023

Eulogy for a Red Maple Leaf

Nov 7, 2023

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Paper Poetry

The Path of Bygone Souls

A rondeau redoublé poem inspired by a quote from Andrew Wyeth

Jan 23

The Path of Bygone Souls

Jan 23

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Scrittura

Elegy for Oleksandr Shapoval

Ukrainian ballet dancer turned soldier

Dec 20, 2023

Male dancer wearing combat boots, dressed in camouflage costume, in ballet leap pose, dark background, a beam of light from heaven shining on dancer, watercolor, impressionistic

Dec 20, 2023

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Write Under the Moon

Cut Me a Sliver of Slack

A Dodoitsu of aging

Oct 13

The hands of an older person clasped together.

Oct 13

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Paper Poetry

The Paucity of Privilege

A poem written in dodoitsu stanzas

Oct 8

An illustration of a rich MAN who is sad and lonely. Isolated and alone in his office full of elegant furniture and a bookcase of books. Melancholy atmosphere. Emotionally evocative. In the existential cover art style of the New Yorker magazine.

Oct 8

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Paper Poetry

A Poor Man’s Riches

A free verse poem

Oct 6

A man and woman, dressed in simple farmer’s clothes stand arm in arm in a beautiful green valley surrounded by rolling hills. They gaze at the bright stars in the night sky. A small shooting star is falling.

Oct 6

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Paper Poetry

Lamentations and Petitions

For our chaotic world

Oct 1

A woman wearing a scarf in war-torn Gaza is lying down amidst the rubble, holding her young child as she sleeps and dreams of baking bread. She has dirt and cuts on her face. Above her, in a thought bubble, her dream appears as a loaf of bread on a wooden table.

Oct 1

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The Shortform

I Forget to Clap!

But it is really a good sign

Sep 30

I Forget to Clap!

Sep 30

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