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My five latest posts are at the end of this newsletter, latest first.
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You'd think in the last two weeks I would have thought of more than one poem, but not when Thanksgiving and other Christmas festivities are going on!
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We had a small Thanksgiving gathering with just family and then a larger party for the Luminaria event here in Riverside. For a taste of it, read my flash fiction story Riverside Luminaria.
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This week I have a thoughtful winding-down poem designed to be read after a long day. Perhaps it will help you take the exasperating pace of this time of year a bit more philosophically. Hope you enjoy an Evening Wash and the hurly-burly of the season!
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If you'd like additional Christmas-y poems full of all of the emotions of this time of year, check out my 2021 Holiday newsletter.
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The links below will take you to the five most recent posts.
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The blue logo takes you to the homepage. The section on English Majors has the most recent stuff.
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Evening Wash
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A poem about spending an evening washing all the ills of the world off of you, and discovering what's left.
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Rumpelstiltskin
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A poem invoking the fairy tale character of Rumpelstiltskin to describe the modern Christmas season and analyze what, if anything, has been lost.
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Who Owns My Vote?
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This Election Day 2022 poem attempts to determine ownership of a very valuable commodity: a person's vote.
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Haint Blue
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This poem mixes the images of a mysteriously opening door and a found baby shoe to produce a Halloween romance.
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The Swindler
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A would-be sea shanty set in seafaring times, about a timeless pursuit--that of a swindler--and the swindler's inevitable come-uppance.
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