Tag: childhood
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“Dhakeeyun”
OCTOBER 23, 2022 As a quick, clear comprehension of something deep that’s been spoken. The title “Keys” I’d first wrote was similar, and even in the singular, the “key” still sounds to me like something is locked up and irretrievable, which is the opposite of what I’d meant to express. In this poem, it’s “no […]
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If You Find Valentine’s Day Lacking Originality
Taken just near my home this past spring 🙂 If you find Valentine’s Day lacking originality or a little too predictable in your newsfeed, St. Patrick’s Day is next to come. I am Italian not Irish, but I remember learning about Ireland as a child and immediately looking for four leaf clovers in any patch […]
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Because
Here is something unconventional for you I am three years old here And yes, I am a duck This was from my dancing school recital I went there for two years * I’ve just written an about page for this blog You can view it here To find that page and any other links, switching […]
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Early Life
Me at age 2. This is so 80s. I loved that horse. And the Care Bear. I was afraid of the flash on the camera so was looking down. In a yoga pose here, long before I knew what yoga was: “bound angle.” Just born, photo at the hospital, probably thinking of something deep or poetic. […]
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August 8, 1988: Coming Home
Twenty four years ago today, I was two years old and was moving into a new home with my family in Brooklyn, New York. August eighth comes again; this time, I’m living elsewhere (in a small town in Massachusetts), contemplating the meaning of a childhood home, feeling both distant from and near to the child […]
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Author of the Day: Jane Kenyon
It’s often been said that those who write poetry should also read poetry. It is creatively and emotionally nourishing to read another’s work with appreciation and to take time to think about what makes the poem so good. My favorite writers are those I can come to again and again and find new ways to […]