We are bright moons reflected in other people’s skies
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My latest missives & musings
In Baku we trust
April 20, Napowrimo 2026. Today we are to try writing a poem that uses an animal that shows up in myths and legends as a metaphor for some aspect of a contemporary person’s life. We should include one spoken phrase. I looked up mythical beasts and discovered Japan’s ancient Baku, a creature made up of…
Bachelor’s buttonhole
April 19, Napowrimo 2026. Today we are charged with picking a flower or two (or a whole bouquet) from this online edition of Kate Greenaway’s Language of Flowers. We are then to write our own poem in which we muse on our selections’ names and meanings. If so inclined, we could even do some outside research…
The Mystery of the missing stanzas
Today we were asked to write a segment of a saga whose style might not be to our poetic taste because they can go on and on. I decided to look at other journeys that may seem to go on and on. For forty days and forty nightsWe headed to the coastTo see the sewage…
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