Ikanaide – and My Poem, Often

I am a romantic at heart. I've been a romantic for a long time. Most songwriters, poets and writers are romantic. We pull from deep within our soul. I was coordinating and writing my third poetry book, Poetry to the Third. I hope to have it finished by Christmas. It will be very heartfelt about …

It is Live and Finished – Intermission Poetry!

I did it. I self-published the book, Intermission Poetry: Thoughts While Taking a Break. These are the accumulated poems I had been writing for almost two years. It is available on Kindle as an e-book and also as a soft cover. Both are quite inexpensive, about the cost of a cup of coffee. Thanks! So, …

About “Intermission Poetry,” and then I Wondered…

Woo, a tree! Photo by Lukas Rodriguez on Pexels.com Poetry books, on average, run around 65 to 110 pages. Some are slightly shorter or longer. I finished formatting Intermission Poetry and its at the average length. There are around 65 poems in the book. Now, I have to self-publish. I do not have a cover …

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, …

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 …