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Rated: 18+ · Book · Contest Entry · #1912256

a descent into poetry insanity

These are poems I'm writing for various month long challenges.
I'm not sure how sane I'll be at the end . . .
Poem # 1 a glimpse behind the curtain 0.99k
Poem # 2 storm warning 0.12k
Poem # 3 morning at an art installation 0.41k
Poem # 4 turn round, don't drown 0.33k
Poem # 5 motion sick 0.59k
Poem # 6 sick days 0.21k
Poem # 7 one of those days 0.12k
Poem # 8 the food of love 0.87k
Poem # 9 field trip in the mountains during a flash flood 0.42k
Poem # 10 dream country 0.21k
Poem # 11 cleaning house 0.48k
Poem # 12 passing in the night 1.09k
Poem # 13 for Caleb on his thirteenth birthday 0.55k
Poem # 14 the Spartoi 0.41k
Poem # 15 call me 0.60k
Poem # 16 feathers or lead? 0.78k
Poem # 17 night adjusted eyes 0.43k
Poem # 18 why I still talk to her 0.21k
Poem # 19 lace work 0.16k
Poem # 20 Portland, Oregon, May 1980 0.76k
Poem # 21 slowing down 0.83k
Poem # 22 Wednesday, midday 0.71k
Poem # 23 as I touch, the world bleeds 0.61k
Poem # 24 stasis 0.46k
Poem # 25 my new friend 0.69k
Poem # 26 the pistol principle 0.48k
Poem # 27 4:59 and thirty seconds 0.55k
Poem # 28 blue ribbon plate 0.36k
Poem # 29 this or that? 0.34k
Poem # 30 picking strawberries 0.63k
Poem # 31 like lightning illuminating the world in shadows 0.69k
Poem # 32 the promise of flowers 0.36k
Poem # 33 once upon a midnight 0.39k
Poem # 34 in her skin 0.49k
Poem # 35 food fight 0.37k
Poem # 36 binges 0.35k
Poem # 37 I thought we were friends! 0.13k
Poem # 38 for Caleb, again 0.76k
Poem # 39 one birthday afternoon 0.48k
Poem # 40 the strongest memory 0.85k
Poem # 41 adulthood 0.12k
Poem # 42 cousins 0.40k
Poem # 43 two and a half miles from home 0.86k
Poem # 44 love as a proof 1.03k
Poem # 45 April showers 0.27k
Poem # 46 imaginary friends 0.53k
Poem # 47 I want a nap 0.29k
Poem # 48 treasure hunting 0.22k
Poem # 49 fortune telling 0.18k
Poem # 50 overshadowed 0.78k
Poem # 51 laying the pollen 0.32k
Poem # 52 never bored 1.07k
Poem # 53 coming home from the total eclipse 0.85k
Poem # 54 how spring begins 0.64k
Poem # 55 wishes and lemonade 0.65k
Poem # 56 priorities 0.35k
Poem # 57 wash and wear 0.44k
Poem # 58 spring morning 0.12k
Poem # 59 after I heard my grandfather passed 0.59k
Poem # 60 at the end 0.35k
Poem # 61 hopping down the bunny trail 0.27k
Poem # 62 what's up? 0.23k
Poem # 63 black ice 0.57k
Poem # 64 Nature Walk 0.68k
Poem # 65 traffic jam 0.66k
Poem # 66 wanting 0.50k
Poem # 67 who me? yes, you. couldn't be. then who? 0.18k
Poem # 68 when it's time for the pain 0.65k
Poem # 69 learning the bees and the birds 0.64k
Poem # 70 iambic pentameter 0.17k
Poem # 71 mirrors and echoes 0.51k
Poem # 72 naptime for grown-ups 0.38k
Poem # 73 a new project 0.43k
Poem # 74 green onions 0.30k
Poem # 75 18 April 2012 0.35k
Poem # 76 designated driver 0.55k
Poem # 77 ashes on the wind 0.42k
Poem # 78 the movie was better 0.27k
Poem # 79 now I am six and forty, and oh, tis . . . confusing, true 0.83k
Poem # 80 one chapter a night before bed 0.25k
Poem # 81 the letters are chasing me! 0.21k
Poem # 82 love is 0.57k
Poem # 83 word count 0.15k
Poem # 84 the weight of ashes 0.35k
Poem # 85 you know who you are 0.20k
Poem # 86 puncture 0.77k
Poem # 87 meditation 0.59k
Poem # 88 and lead me not . . . 0.59k
Poem # 89 poem like qualities 0.48k
Poem # 90 the invisible cat 0.33k
Poem # 91 and then it was gone 0.32k
Poem # 92 . . .it's a design element 1.45k
Poem # 93 lion roars tonight 0.73k
Poem # 94 behind closed eyes 0.30k
Poem # 95 D: All of the above 0.65k
Poem # 96 finding a way 0.68k
Poem # 97 fear 0.25k
Poem # 98 what's a poem? 0.89k
Poem # 99 cycles of growth 0.32k
Poem # 100 after the music 0.62k
Poem # 101 scattered thoughts 1.02k
Poem # 102 the sound of a bass clarinet 0.65k
Poem # 103 bum-pa-di-bum-bum-bah 1.01k
Poem # 104 introversion 0.25k
Poem # 105 why our phone conversations last so long 0.90k
Poem # 106 feeling random 0.62k
Poem # 107 for Caleb, on his tenth birthday 0.68k
Poem # 108 cup of tea during a storm 0.24k
Poem # 109 our Christmas tree 0.29k
Poem # 110 our garden in the rain 0.65k
Poem # 111 How I Prepared for the Shawl I Cast-On Today 1.45k
Poem # 112 at the corner of Tarzan and Jane 0.19k
Poem # 113 a simile 0.18k
Poem # 114 Okay 0.91k
Poem # 115 at the end 0.24k
Poem # 116 Narrator and Poet 0.46k
Poem # 117 calling bird 0.49k
Poem # 118 stormy weather 1.49k
Poem # 119 silk road 1.41k
Poem # 120 To Do: Nature Walk with Niece, age 3 years 1.22k
Poem # 121 reasons 1.04k
Poem # 122 Giving into impulse 0.61k
Poem # 123 rituals of sleep 1.32k
Poem # 124 Spring 0.12k
Poem # 125 if April showers bring May flowers, what about April snow? 0.28k
Poem # 126 a healing process 0.60k
Poem # 127 it isn't raining rain, you know 0.61k
Poem # 128 hump day 0.26k
Poem # 129 miscarriage 0.28k
Poem # 130 Sijo 0.85k
Poem # 131 in search of clarity 0.29k
Poem # 132 Family History 1.62k
Poem # 133 Pioneer Road Show 0.97k
Poem # 134 choice and consequence 0.49k
Poem # 135 What's on your mind? 0.94k
Poem # 136 to the future 0.77k
Poem # 137 middle ages 0.80k
Poem # 138 a best friend 0.76k
Poem # 139 no such place 0.70k
Poem # 140 rocking chair promises 0.69k
Poem # 141 Sunny Saturdays 0.18k
Poem # 142 we will yet sing together 0.92k
Poem # 143 my changing landscape 0.79k
Poem # 144 caught in the middle of a shawl 0.69k
Poem # 145 a broken unsonnet 0.54k
Poem # 146 a difficult prompt 0.22k
Poem # 147 my father's pet robot 0.27k
Poem # 148 frustration 0.15k
Poem # 149 before the storm 0.92k
Poem # 150 Laugh 0.53k
Poem # 151 mistaken potential 1.49k
Poem # 152 arguing with the weatherman 0.55k
Poem # 153 snowdrops 0.31k
Poem # 154 a memory 0.22k
Poem # 155 the folly 0.38k
Poem # 156 diabetic ketoacidosis 0.41k
Poem # 157 at the end 0.39k
Poem # 158 it tolls for thee 1.55k
Poem # 159 Swans Reflecting Elephants 1.10k
Poem # 160 desert fire 0.66k
Poem # 161 rainstick 0.38k
Poem # 162 pneumonia 0.62k
Poem # 163 special delivery 0.68k
Poem # 164 why I left 0.45k
Poem # 165 for Caleb re: the eighth anniversary of his death 0.81k
Poem # 166 Family Reunion on Lake Powell 0.81k
Poem # 167 Pandora 0.65k
Poem # 168 why she said no 0.40k
Poem # 169 untangle 0.79k
Poem # 170 she listened 0.28k
Poem # 171 for Caleb, who would have been eight today 0.15k
Poem # 172 everywhere magic 0.95k
Poem # 173 2:37 am 0.82k
Poem # 174 in between 1.80k
Poem # 175 insomnia 0.90k
Poem # 176 theme and variations 0.58k
Poem # 177 tangible dreams 0.59k
Poem # 178 alone together 0.39k
Poem # 179 are we so different? 0.92k
Poem # 180 double knitting: Phoenix Rising 1.23k
Poem # 181 a long day 0.39k
Poem # 182 Reading "The Bells" 0.78k
Poem # 183 a complicated process 0.68k
Poem # 184 a short thought 0.39k
Poem # 185 I don't miss it 0.26k
Poem # 186 breaking a heart 0.53k
Poem # 187 Grampy 0.97k
Poem # 188 Behind and Beyond 1.25k
Poem # 189 estate sale 0.33k
Poem # 190 at the grocery store 0.76k
Poem # 191 the sane ones 1.85k
Poem # 192 new year snowfall 0.18k
Poem # 193 carnival scene 0.10k
Poem # 194 to Caleb, seven years later. 0.93k
Poem # 195 I am the wordsmith—I traffic in words 0.65k
Poem # 196 a complicated relationship 0.60k
Poem # 197 when the trees wake 0.85k
Poem # 198 now, I'm without you 0.38k
Poem # 199 half dreaming 0.21k
Poem # 200 Great-grandpa's chair 0.75k
Poem # 201 when he was dead 0.57k
Poem # 202 give us this day 0.56k
Poem # 203 in memory of lilacs 0.52k
Poem # 204 inversion 0.25k
Poem # 205 in shadow comfort 0.55k
Poem # 206 feathers or lead? 0.21k
Poem # 207 Rhyssa: her work 1.01k
Poem # 208 of tornados and butterflies 0.46k
Poem # 209 memories 0.44k
Poem # 210 particle theory 1.28k
Poem # 211 thoughts as fireflies shine at twilight 0.08k
Poem # 212 Níðhöggr 0.52k
Poem # 213 the end of the world 0.30k
Poem # 214 entering flood season 1.65k
Poem # 215 shopping lists: or why not to go to the market 0.82k
Poem # 216 the vibrations of the universe 0.34k
Poem # 217 Pickett's Charge 1.22k
Poem # 218 the pollen of spring 0.49k
Poem # 219 into the dreamscape 1.03k
Poem # 220 like a baby 0.58k
Poem # 221 my place 0.30k
Poem # 222 birdsong 0.91k
Poem # 223 the hero's journey as road trip 1.67k
Poem # 224 checking my blood sugar 0.48k
Poem # 225 aftermath 0.75k
Poem # 226 quantum entanglement 0.99k
Poem # 227 baby dragon 0.18k
Poem # 228 another reason why 0.13k
Poem # 229 butterfly thoughts 0.20k
Poem # 230 Monaco: the shining lives 0.76k
Poem # 231 Tanzania: two peaks of Kilimanjaro 1.39k
Poem # 232 Seychelles: the Aldabra giant tortoise 1.15k
Poem # 233 Singapore: Gardens by the Bay 1.34k
Poem # 234 Saint Kitts and Nevis: crossing the river 0.98k
Poem # 235 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: we're all sane here 1.38k
Poem # 236 Moldova: the hero of the story 1.35k
Poem # 237 Qatar: remember 1.08k
Poem # 238 Panama: Yellow Fever 0.86k
Poem # 239 Federated States of Micronesia: Maskun 1.24k
Poem # 240 Switzerland: childhood dreams 0.41k
Poem # 241 Spain: the mantilla 1.72k
Poem # 242 the Maldives: life on a coral reef 0.99k
Poem # 243 the sweet sorrow of parting 0.62k
Poem # 244 Liechtenstein: Swiss Invasion, 2007 1.20k
Poem # 245 my defense 0.85k
Poem # 246 to the world 0.77k
Poem # 247 weeping willow 0.61k
Poem # 248 forgetting to remember 0.65k
Poem # 249 process 0.58k
Poem # 250 the click of the wheels 0.84k
Poem # 251 searching 0.96k
Poem # 252 Andorra: the white lady 0.91k
Poem # 253 milestone accomplishment 0.77k
Poem # 254 why the balloon rose 0.97k
Poem # 255 chasing numbers 0.67k
Poem # 256 fire garden 0.22k
Poem # 257 why a string is tied around my neck 0.66k
Poem # 258 déjà vu : see again 0.84k
Poem # 259 stuff 1.03k
Poem # 260 should thy right hand offend thee, cut it off 1.25k
Poem # 261 Australia: the breath of life 1.09k
Poem # 262 the glass woman, a fairy story 2.98k
Poem # 263 my ghosts 0.51k
Poem # 264 unknitting: a haiku sonnet 0.43k
Poem # 265 Monday's Child 0.94k
Poem # 266 words like knives 0.96k
Poem # 267 child's pose 0.95k
Poem # 268 Mexico: Día de Muertos 1.29k
Poem # 269 new habits 0.82k
Poem # 270 mixed messages 0.40k
Poem # 271 the sugar dilemma 1.63k
Poem # 272 secret tigers 0.62k
Poem # 273 big white bags 0.74k
Poem # 274 did you know? 1.20k
Poem # 275 let me remember 1.03k
Poem # 276 Uzbekistan: foreign exchange 1.89k
Poem # 277 pairing off 0.61k
Poem # 278 Cuba: a thought 2.15k
Poem # 279 Trinidad and Tobago: Limbo 1.34k
Poem # 280 Republic of Macedonia: ancient memories 2.32k
Poem # 281 Sri Lanka: Sigiriya 1.14k
Poem # 282 Pakistan: the dancing girl of Mohenjo-Daro 1.05k
Poem # 283 Nigeria: some thoughts 0.84k
Poem # 284 Malaysia: Batik 1.39k
Poem # 285 Belarus: Belovezhskaya Pushcha 1.22k
Poem # 286 Iceland: Under the Northern Lights 0.98k
Poem # 287 Paraguay: Nanduti Lace 0.92k
Poem # 288 Kiribati: Greeting the New Year 0.88k
Poem # 289 Zimbabwe: Moonlight Rainbows 1.01k
Poem # 290 Japan: under the shadow 1.19k
Poem # 291 South Africa: San Rock Art 0.80k
Poem # 292 Haiti: Some thoughts on the islands 0.41k
Poem # 293 Finland: T1 2.01k
Poem # 294 the NICU 0.55k
Poem # 295 New Zealand: watching the haka 1.29k
Poem # 296 rainbow 0.16k
Poem # 297 behind every smile 0.57k
Poem # 298 Fairydust: an acrostic 0.50k
Poem # 299 the nursery chair 1.66k
Poem # 300 Equatorial Guinea: thoughts on twenty percent 1.34k
Poem # 301 when the dead walk 1.05k
Poem # 302 El Salvador: República de El Salvador 1.48k
Poem # 303 Brazil: thoughts on the Itaipu Dam 1.03k
Poem # 304 Egypt: a perspective 0.51k
Poem # 305 Bulgaria: part of the dance 0.50k
Poem # 306 Barbados: the bearded ones 0.48k
Poem # 307 China: the terracota army of the first emperor of China 1.48k
Poem # 308 Burkina Faso: Les Pics de Sindou 1.17k
Poem # 309 Albania: And What Shall I Do in Illyria 1.49k
Poem # 310 on completing a goal 1.31k
Poem # 311 the day before 1.53k
Poem # 312 Daphne's fate 1.14k
Poem # 313 stories in the sky 1.43k
Poem # 314 the life of a graduate student instructor 1.55k
Poem # 315 Bonfire Night: 5 November 2000 1.23k
Poem # 316 on knitting a scarf 2.05k
Poem # 317 some thoughts on the ending of a relationship 1.42k
Poem # 318 mirror 0.44k
Poem # 319 on fairy tales 1.15k
Poem # 320 on a lingering and absolutely, completely rational fear 1.66k
Poem # 321 meeting the in-laws 1.29k
Poem # 322 good/bad 1.54k
Poem # 323 manic Monday 0.43k
Poem # 324 peace 0.75k
Poem # 325 bleeding money 2.03k
Poem # 326 on heroes and powers 2.24k
Poem # 327 on winning a fiction contest for the university magazine 2.15k
Poem # 328 purple ink 1.06k
Poem # 329 the family knot 2.22k
Poem # 330 tornado drill 2.75k
Poem # 331 ghostly gossip 2.61k
Poem # 332 moving violation 1.44k
Poem # 333 Beads--with apologies to Joyce Kilmer 1.12k
Poem # 334 nightmare 2.30k
Poem # 335 Remember me— 1.89k
Poem # 336 (for a moment) 1.06k
Poem # 337 after the thesis 1.52k
Poem # 338 fish story 0.87k
Poem # 339 waiting for blood 2.16k
Poem # 340 insomnia 0.93k
Poem # 341 high school reunion 1.12k
Poem # 342 the labyrinth 1.16k
Poem # 343 Angel's Landing--a hike in Zion's in southern Utah 1.96k
Poem # 344 my sister's bass clarinet 1.13k
Poem # 345 spoiled 1.23k
Poem # 346 a teenage fountain lady 1.42k

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