poetry
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How the Bear Was Under the Stairs
Read more: How the Bear Was Under the StairsThis is a story about Marla’s dad Mark, her Uncle Dougie, and how that scary bear got under the stairs.
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Mindfulness
Read more: MindfulnessIt’s Poems-for-Kids Wednesday. Today’s poem–a kids take on mindfulness.
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not just the forget we suffer through
Read more: not just the forget we suffer throughThe second in a series of poems about memory loss. I am running the Philly Half Marathon to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association. If you interested in supporting my effort you can find me on the Facebook at the bottom of the page or @jaybraham66
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Marlboro
Read more: MarlboroMarlboro is Marla’s grandfather, the abusive husband of Grandma Mabel. Who, despite his failings, is worthy of love.
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Even I
Read more: Even IThe first of a series of poems about memory loss. The image is a picture of a sunflower growing outside my mom’s room at the retirement home that grew from fallen birdseed out of her feeder [processed through Photoshop]
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re: Pale fade arise moths dew
Read more: re: Pale fade arise moths dew(AI generated summary of this blog): The post discusses the author’s poem “Pale fade arise moths dew,” exploring its experimental style and sound over conventional meaning. The AI’s interpretations highlight themes of freedom and connection with nature. The author reflects on their writing process, the power of word sounds, and creatively employing language, concluding with…
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The Genie and the Bee
Read more: The Genie and the BeeBe careful what you wish for when you only have so many wishes. And the picture here, I know, the ice cream cone seems out of place.
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Chaos is on the counter
Read more: Chaos is on the counterToday’s Hard Twenty post is poetry instead of prose. I gave myself twenty minutes to write a poem, do whatever editing I could in that timeframe, and that’s it. So, here’s that effort.
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The Chemistry Set
Read more: The Chemistry SetMarla’s parents have an interesting interaction at a toy store while buying her a chemistry set.
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The Poet Projects 