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Resolution: What not to use in poetry


as a collection of stones they gather
across the kitchen countertops desktop
handfuls of rock lifted from creek beds


metaphors overused, tumbled smooth
from overuse, the personal cliches
lined up in a row with repititious images


by the typewriter, my traditional deck
of Tarot cards, dog-earred and worn down,

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  1. Interesting blog so far. Congratulations on your publication in May! Good luck with that reading list. Interesting, I always read several books at the same time as well. I'm not always in the mood for the same book when I'm in the mood or have opportunity to read.

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  2. Thanks for the comment Tonya. I have been neglecting my nightly reading the last few days— however, Spring Break is around the corner and I plan to catch up then!

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