Monthly Archives: April 2022

In its April 22, 2022 issue, Orangevale View published my poem “At 4:44” on page 16.

I’ll post the link to it when OV View posts it online. “At 4:44” can also be found in this blog via the following link: A clock that says 4:44 on 4/4 can seem like fourever o’clock; a knot-like writer’s … Continue reading

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lEavesdropper over hear (with higher-than-lawn ears). Wing-like: they appear (while carrots might be near).

This poem’s based on a photo from the Guardian of the Woods. The following link leads to it (worthy of multiple looks). https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=519191509778617&set=a.356169239414179

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A seat that slows down aging can be called suspBenchsion of time. On it can sit two people

with more than one canine. This poem’s inspired by a post by Rachel Mankowitz of the blog The Cricket Pages (I recommend this). The link to her post: https://rachelmankowitz.com/2022/04/09/moms-birthday-bench/ (where there’s also photos of curious furry friends).

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A clock that says 4:44 on 4/4 can seem like fourever o’clock; a knot-like writer’s block got topped by this thought.

To move from 4 to 5 can make one feel more alive and also more free when that time does arrive.

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An anagram for rebirthing? u brighter! U and ! can be turned n and i: how I decipher.

Word play has potential to be a reminder that can lift spirits higher, make readers wiser, encourage a writer, and maybe inspire.

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Flashback Friday: In 2018, Easter was on April’s first day. I wrote a poem about this; I’ll share it again today.

For Easter happening on April 1, maybe Jesus fools people who thought he was done. Before Easter, he appears to have croaked. April first Easter makes that seem like a hoax. The following is a link to my poem (“Easter”) … Continue reading

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True + False = Truse (or a truce between true and false)

(or a compromise that’s really just a ruse?). Ten years ago, I wrote this poem on this blog. April Fools’ Day reminds me of these thoughts that can also be found via the following link: https://zfthrimej.wordpress.com/2012/03/19/true-false-truse-5/ Questioning what is real … Continue reading

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