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Poem of the Evening, August 6, 2014

Posted on August 6, 2014 by labeak52

This evening’s installment is part one of a three-part prose/poem about the creek of my boyhood.  I’ll post the middle and last parts tomorrow.  Feedback and comment is invited.        The Creek Our creek was not like the … Continue reading →

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Poem Of The Evening: August 5, 2015

Posted on August 5, 2014 by labeak52

It Is Always August   It is always August. If time would stop, it would stand still Under the dog star   Winter lingers, but all of that season is labor Boots, gloves, scarves and coats Off and on, on … Continue reading →

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Poem of the Day, August 5, 2014

Posted on August 5, 2014 by labeak52

Two Rivers   I cross this river twice a day at sixty miles an hour. This city was built here one hundred and eighty-seven years ago at the confluence of these two great streams.   We know the names of … Continue reading →

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Poem Of The Day: August 4, 2014

Posted on August 4, 2014 by labeak52

AUGUST 1970 That Olds was a v-8 and it would run faster than his old man ever imagined. He didn’t really gas it till we were clear out of the valley, into the mountains on Route 60. I cannot imagine … Continue reading →

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A New Voice: Joseph E. Bird

Posted on August 4, 2014 by labeak52

I’ve mentioned him here before, but last night I had a chance to read more of his latest novel and I’m telling you, this guy is coming on.  His name is Joseph Bird.  He doesn’t have much out there yet … Continue reading →

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What I Love About Blogging (X): Permanence

Posted on August 3, 2014 by labeak52

Once I press the Publish button, the work has a permanent place in that great cloud in the sky.  It will not get lost in a desk drawer, inadvertently given away between the pages of a lent book or reduced … Continue reading →

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Poem of The Day

Posted on August 3, 2014 by labeak52

Rain Quick, run outside Water is falling out of the sky.     Copyright 2014

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What I Love About Blogging (VIII): Finding An Audience

Posted on August 3, 2014 by labeak52

If you are like me – and I’ll bet you are, at least in this respect – you have a sneaking suspicion that your writing, at least some of it, is really very good.  But you read the poem or … Continue reading →

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