https://poets.org/national-poetry-month/poem-your-pocket-day I started doing this in 2012 and it's always fun (for me, anyway)
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This poem stays in my pocket Until I take it out And read it to somebody That’s what this day’s about. Thanks for listening to my words
Tracy Chapman wrote a song late i… which deserves to endure forever,… and a plaintive story about the di… that Life can sometimes bring. It received lots of airplay in the…
Leaves are changing color A cool nip is in the air Winter is on the horizon But we aren’t yet there
No shadow today Thanks to Punxsutawney Phil Spring is almost here
Trump’s angry mob Took a raised fist From Missouri’s junior senator Much more seriously Than he could ever imagine.
Since Jimmy Buffett passed away His New York Times obituary Has required three corrections, so… But his first musical offering Sold exactly 324 copies,
Faith in this nation And the way we order ourselves By holding fair elections And then accepting their results Is the necessary element
The internet and social media have forever changed the world and not always for the better.
Sometimes there’s just nothing to… And other times, there’s more than… But in the wake of Jimmy Buffett’… I’m going to try creating new stuf… If I were a big rock star
Our sense of comfort in existing s… Cannot be denied, and yet There’s always something more out… Just beyond our comfort zones. Do we dare to seek it out?
There are words trapped inside you and they’re waiting to come out. If you don’t try to release them you’ll always have some doubt. Could they have made a difference
Round metallic plates of various s… 10 pounds, 25 pounds, and the ferocious 45 pounder— sit patiently upon their perch, awaiting their next human encounte…
A 17 year-old grabbed a weapon of war and traveled to a scene of urban mayhem. Should we really
That Bruce is really something el… Making me drive all the way to Da… And on the Fourth of July, even! Had to miss the family barbecue an… My Uncle’s been kind of a jerk to…
Inspiration is not an obedient dog that comes whenever it is called or patiently waits around to be shown some attention. Inspiration is closer to a bird