Category: Poetry
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Day 8 NovPAD Challenge
The Architecture of a Moment Notes: Rooted in the oldest English tradition, Anglo-Saxon accentual verse follows the rhythm of breath and heartbeat rather than syllable or rhyme, where meaning is carried by cadence, image, and pause. The Architecture of More The scar will not vanish,but love knowsthe physics of the heart. Let the wound closeon…
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Day 07 NovPAD Challenge
The Architecture of a Moment Notes: Rooted in the oldest English tradition, Anglo-Saxon accentual verse follows the rhythm of breath and heartbeat rather than syllable or rhyme, where meaning is carried by cadence, image, and pause. The Architecture of a Dream days that wither into night,dreams that ache to wake — a patchwork heartstitching love…
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Day 6 NovPAD Challenge
The Architecture of a Moment Notes: Rooted in the oldest English tradition, Anglo-Saxon accentual verse follows the rhythm of breath and heartbeat rather than syllable or rhyme, where meaning is carried by cadence, image, and pause. The Architecture of a Principle Bare feet steady as stones in sand;waves fold like forgotten prayers. Here, time’s no…
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Day 05 NovPAD Challenge
The Architecture of a Moment Notes: Rooted in the oldest English tradition, Anglo-Saxon accentual verse follows the rhythm of breath and heartbeat rather than syllable or rhyme, where meaning is carried by cadence, image, and pause. Architecture of a Black Feather Crow on a leaf-bare branch —rain-soaked,plumage bruised to blue sheen. Polished obsidian,gossamer slickof night’s…
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Day 5 NovPAD Challenge
The Architecture of a Moment Notes: Rooted in the oldest English tradition, Anglo-Saxon accentual verse follows the rhythm of breath and heartbeat rather than syllable or rhyme, where meaning is carried by cadence, image, and pause. Architecture of a Departure Farewell, summer’s geese,their airborne hymn and ragged prayersof a hundred wings. They glide on wind’s…
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Day 04.1 NovPAD Challenge
The Architecture of a Moment Notes: Rooted in the oldest English tradition, Anglo-Saxon accentual verse follows the rhythm of breath and heartbeat rather than syllable or rhyme, where meaning is carried by cadence, image, and pause. The Architecture of Memory From the porch, a blue belt of seathe horizon stitched to my gaze.I was joy,…
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Day 04 NovPAD Challenge
The Architecture of a Moment The Architecture of Entanglement Either/Or, Both/And He settles into pillows and blankets, “What are you writing; read it to me,” he says. Softly, quietly, a step above breath, Of temporal entanglement, I begin. He laughs. And vomits again. — a particle shivers.Its spin decidedby an action yet to occur. The…
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At the Intersection of Odd Numbers
From The Intersection of Odd Numbers Both Questions and Answers The dustof long absence stirs windows unsealed the old airescapesso the newladen with garlic and rain-damp streets might enter. Letfamiliar tunesbe hummedeven ifthe words areforgotten. Letthe crowprotest and the floorboardsgleamunderthe slowpromiseof a mop. For a personstands at the door apronstained…
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Day 02.1 NovPAD Challenge
The Architecture of a Moment Notes: Rooted in the oldest English tradition, Anglo-Saxon accentual verse follows the rhythm of breath and heartbeat rather than syllable or rhyme, where meaning is carried by cadence, image, and pause. The Architecture of Joy Young ones wrapped in November’s breath,a rustle of coats,a symphony of zips,mittens and hats,cheeks bright…
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Day 03 NovPAD Challenge
The Architecture of a Moment Notes: Rooted in the oldest English tradition, Anglo-Saxon accentual verse follows the rhythm of breath and heartbeat rather than syllable or rhyme, where meaning is carried by cadence, image, and pause. How to Release a Song First, the slow grind of spin,black wheel, waiting world.Then fingers, surgeon-sure,lower the bridge of…
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