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Here’s the poem pictured in the above toot.

Everything, Anything

“Find everything you’re looking for?” a clerk asks
and I say, “I’m still looking for world peace.”
“Can I get you anything else?” a nurse asks
and I say, “Yes, a safe haven for refugees.”
For a millisecond, their faces soften
as they take a deep breath of imagining
then laugh or shake their heads
or commiserate. For a few minutes
we might even discuss
our planet’s highest possibilities.
Maybe that deep breath,
that imagining,
is a starting place.

by Laura Grace Weldon

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O.C.D.

One’s Control Delusion
Overwhelmed with Cognitive Dissonance
Only Creating Disharmony
Overreacting to Circumstances of the Day
Oblivious to Creeping Dementia
Over Compensating for Disorder
Organizing Chaos by Design
Odd Conduct Displayed
Often Causing Difficulty
Overruling Commonsense Decisions
Our Consuming Debilitation
On Constant Duty
Oh, Catastrophic Daydreams!

Instead, let’s work to make it stand for Old Condition Defeated!

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No #writingwonders from me for the past couple of days, so here’s a poem to compensate.
It’s called Cougher.

(At the moment)

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SAMARITAN

The last sips of water
I poured into the cracks
of the thirsty field,
for rain and greener grass
the hope could yield,
could save the vast valley
sooner than my soul could heal.

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Os dejo por aquí este #poema-maravilla de Sara R. Gallardo para un domingo en el que las locas seguimos recibiendo violencias de gente que dice preocuparse por nuestra salud (si necesitáis o si os es más cómodo podéis leer el texto completo en https://poderpopular.info/2020/12/26/sara-r-gallardo-poema-curadme/ ).

💪🏿💜🔥

#SaludMental #Locura
#SororidadLoca #Feminismos

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#domingoslíricos
#literaverso

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#ViolenciaInstitucional

Another peek at our forthcoming inaugural issue (OUT FEBRUARY 15!). This time, an excerpt from a #surreal new #poem by #poet August Chaffin.

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We had to share just one more snippet today from our upcoming Inaugural Issue release (FEBRUARY 15)! This gem comes from an irreverent new #poem by Meredith MacLeod Davidson.

We can’t wait to share this issue with y’all!

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Another very old poem, at the closing of the day. If you like it, please boost; if not, well, at least it was short:

Dancing barefoot

I give up.
I give up on words.

Shut me up.

Take me to the dance
and I will bow.

I will surrender.

Take me down
and take me longing.

Shut me up.

****** ****** ******

(Yes, that song: https://youtu.be/1Z9G8BdnFGs )

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Another #EkphrasticPoetry entry I whipped up this afternoon

Prompt: Sally Mann “Black Eye”
(USA) photographic negative 1991, printed 1992
Gelatin silver print

Note: trigger warning for ideas surrounding childhood trauma and death (poem in following toot under content warning.

All feedback welcome. If you have any images you’d like me to write a poem for, let me know.

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This is my first poem for 2023. If you have any feedback (good or bad) I’d love to hear it.

Prompt: Christopher Burket “Forest Light, Colorado”
(USA) 2006

Ye, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death …
No.
Stop.
There is no valley here,
Nor shadow,
Nor death
That holds a light to that which I see before me –
Tall trees;
Golden light;
Cool, aching breeze against my cheek
That reminds me
Of all the promises
Dropped like leaves
From broken branches
Onto the decaying souls
Of yesterday’s summer
While fresh life springs forth,
Against odds
And autumn’s steady march
Into that cold winter gloom,
High above the world –
Verdant and new
Atop the slender legs of arboreal giants
Who wait for no man
Nor beast,
Nor dark deity painted white,
As they reach
To worship a sun
That regards theirs existence
As the elephant regards the ant.

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I’m excited that the #EkphrasticPoetry group I’m in has started up again this week. I’ve been very lazy over the Christmas / New Year period about writing anything new so it’s good to have some external accountability and validation.

Shout out to any #publishers looking for poetry, I have many ready to go for multiple books (both published on my blog and unpublished) so please reach out if you’re interested.

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Some people love their time in the military, others do not. I’ve known people in both camps. I know people who still serve. This won’t reflect everyone’s perspective, it’s just one perspective.

https://nonas-poetry-corner.blogspot.com/2020/11/following-orders.html?m=1

Let me know what you think, especially if you’re current or former military.

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I wrote this just as before the summer of 2020/2021 in Australia. The summer before had been horrific and this was for all the firefighters (paid and volunteers) and those who lived through the bushfires defending homes, buildings, livestock and loved ones. This summer has been much milder but the fear of another like 2019/2020 hangs over everyone, especially those who live close to fire prone areas.

If you have a moment, please read the full poem.

https://nonas-poetry-corner.blogspot.com/2020/11/murky-air.html?m=1

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Quiet: A Sestina

I didn’t 100% stick to the rules of a sestina but rules are made to be broken … if you want to read the full poem, click the link!

https://nonas-poetry-corner.blogspot.com/2020/11/quiet-sestina.html?m=1

Thanks for reading. Let me know what you think.

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Day 24 of #ArtAdventCalendar. It wouldn’t be Australia without a spider reference so, as an averred arachnophobe, this is as close as I’ll get - the empty web!

The poem is “A Letter to Myself” and I hope it resonates with you.
https://nonas-poetry-corner.blogspot.com/2020/11/a-letter-to-myself.html?m=1

Let me know what you think.

#photo #photography #nature #art #MastoArt #NaturePhotography #SpidersWeb #ArtMatters #BlackAndWhite #BlackAndWhitePhotography #poetry #PoetryByNona #PoetryCommunity #poem #PoemsByNona #PoetryMastodon #PoemsOfMastodon #writing #WritingCommunity #writer #WritersOfMastodon #letter #LetterToMyself #advice #AdviceForLife #hindsight

Day 23 of #ArtAdventCalendar is a recent shot, literally taken a couple of days ago. I love my city, I just wish it wasn’t filled with people when I want to take photos 😂

The poem is “Requiem for a Society” and while I haven’t put a #ContentWarning on this post as a whole, I will suggest a CW for the poem as it deals with mental health (I’ve struggled with whether to say exactly what the issue is because I don’t want to ruin the end but I don’t want to upset anyone either). Maybe send me a private toot if you’re unsure about whether you want to read it.
https://nonas-poetry-corner.blogspot.com/2011/02/requiem-for-society.html?m=1

As always, let me know what you think, or what you’d like to see/read in the future.

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Day 22 of #ArtAdventCalendar is this iconic Sydney feature - the coat hanger is a beautiful old girl.

The poem is “a slow rain” for anyone who doesn’t live in the big smoke.
https://nonas-poetry-corner.blogspot.com/2020/12/a-slow-rain.html?m=1

Tell me about the duality of where you live!

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