Maybe… a Poem

I realize I haven't been updating much on my blog. Grace reminded me how behind I am. I've just been so busy rebuilding my life and such. I'm also enjoying seeing my family that I had lost touch with a long time ago. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com I also think I caught Covid. I …

Oh… If I Could – A Poem

Photo by ROMAN ODINTSOV on Pexels.com I wrote a poem while traveling across the states. I'm in Arizona now and once I can figure out how to post these photos I will update on my travels. Right now I'm in the White Mountains. It's interesting because my family is from this area. I sense... something. …

Post-RockApocolypse Seemed Appropriate

Just don't rock me like a hurricanePhoto by Pixabay on Pexels.com This is a poem I wrote after listening to some music known as Post-Rock. I didn't know this was a "thing." The music had not words Please enjoy, and I might share a little about what's going on these days at the end. I …

Another Rando Post – Writing Addiction & Such

I'm sorry, but your brain has stopped functioning.Photo by Petr Ganaj on Pexels.com I'm going to write some poetry. Kay? I mean, one day. I'll write poetry again. Grace told me to write more. Like this, "write more." Or, it was more like this, "WRITE MORE!!!" I hope that's what she wanted. I get flummoxed …

Greatest Poem of the World

I wanted to write a title that evoked narcissism. Am I a narcissist? Do you ever wake up and wonder that about yourself? I mean, you are always thinking about yourself, right? Don't you think about yourself all the time? I read a book once (a few times, it's a good book), The Untethered Soul, …

Let’s Write a Book This Weekend

Each book starts with a first page I was working on a first chapter of a story. It was just an idea. Books are like that: they start with 'just' an idea. If I place a first chapter, would you all want to write a second chapter? Could you keep it to one page of …

Some New Lyrics, or a Poem?

When I write lyrics or poetry it does depend a lot on the music I've written. Sometimes the lyrics come, and I make them fit into the music and figure out hooks and such as I write. But sometimes the music writes the lyrics. Since I haven't been able to get to my guitar, I …

Is It Friday? A Poem and Good Music

This week went by like a gust of wind. I honestly had to look at a calendar to remember what day. Now, that could be my problematic and deteriorating brain. I am about to turn 60. But I had a few poems I've been adding to my Intermission Poetry collection. Grace has been unfortunately, very …

A Long Poem – The Solitary Knock on the Door

This is a long form poem (735 words). I was trying to make it in an Edgar Allan Poe'esque type style. This came to me because recently I've been getting the smell of smoke in my apartment while I'm alone writing. There have also been odd knocks, winds howling through our apartment corridor, squeaks and …

A Poem – In God’s Merciless Design

I started to write this poem maybe more than a few weeks ago. I wanted to keep the timing even in it's unevenness? Does that make sense? It was also possibly a rap song. Haha If you can guess what it's regarding then major kudos to you. I wrote it with so, so many in …