The rain it raineth
most of today anyway
stopping the flowers
that had arisen already
while somewhere on a screen
despite the harrowing
of this ongoing year
are reminders that we hardly
knew ourselves before
or what we had that could be
shared as experience
plucked upon the page
happening all around unnoticed
yet if we are lucky will be
grounded if not ground of
being tied to everything
fire including water
pouring down the mountain
so is life
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AprilPoWriMo 14
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AprilPoWriMo 13
If I had known
that every time
I heard that song
would be like
the first time
I would have
paid more attention
the first time
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AprilPoWriMo 12
Continuity is city
police providing
every reason to
believe the verdict
won’t matter an
iota to behavior
innocently not
unlearned but
increasingly lethal
by virtue of
unthinking obligation
to unearned authority
if you must pull
over pull over in
a well lit place
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AprilPoWriMo 11
So much talking
into screens
will these children
find anomalous
the ones that do
not talk back
as they have grown
accustomed to
zooming in
on a printed page
to locate a word’s
definition
only to look it up
elsewhere
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AprilPoWriMo 10
We make each other
with each other’s creations
not only the voice
over and above
controlling the narrative
but the silent ear
listening to tell
us what we want most to hear—
our importance is
a byproduct of
the story we get to tell
in particular
what others create for us
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AprilPoWriMo 9
There may only be
a layer or two
to displace
though it will take
abundant effort
to get at what is
underneath
what you find there
with the right tools
is perfectly adequate
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AprilPoWriMo 8
You cannot predict
the roads that life will lead you
—if there are roads—down
only accept that
you become an example
others may follow
even as the tears
accumulate in the cup
somehow you finish
and start another
while your words if you send them
reach a world away
intertwining with
all the ones you didn’t say
the days of not yet
you know already will be
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AprilPoWriMo 7
The illustration
for the reading comes via
the cat on the tree
searching for snuggles
punctuating each action
with stretches and yawns
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AprilPoWriMo 6
Satisfying spring
trees make different colors
on the way to green
sometimes skip that step
in less hospitable climes
world without color
harsh beyond reason
thank goodness this wretched plague
only takes away
sense of smell and taste
if it altered perception
of the whole spectrum
laid before our eyes
that is unforgivable
as it is let us
appreciate this
arbitrary palette view
this color goes here
and that one beside
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AprilPoWriMo 5
Transformation comes
when you may least expect it
petals bloom falling
Days last forever
as long as you are watching
how the light stays on
Endings just begin
one door closes rooms open
without any doors
How long till we see
faces we are longing for
those who gave us eyes
Room at the table
even with all these blossoms
looking for noses
Somehow the after
arrives as all things happen
already other
Joshua Keiter 