Daily Archives: April 23, 2013

Picking apart poems

Posted on April 23, 2013 by tyler4turtles

Originally posted on The ancient eavesdropper:
Writing poetry  is much akin  to ravens picking apart a skeleton. One starts at the surface, gently prodding the subject until suddenly the fervor  of the moment takes hold. Words tear away from the…

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Enduring fortress

Posted on April 23, 2013 by tyler4turtles

May Nature shelter the core of your soul and keep your heart from growing old

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Octopus, party of eight

Posted on April 23, 2013 by tyler4turtles

Originally posted on The ancient eavesdropper:
Concrete poem of a crazy cephalopod By Tyler Pedersen, Copyright 2012

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Double down diction

Posted on April 23, 2013 by tyler4turtles

Destined not departed, democratic not disenfranchised, driven not downtrodden, demonstrable not dynamited, didactic not denial, distilled not devoid, disillusion not divine, denouement not determined. 

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Poise and elegance

Posted on April 23, 2013 by tyler4turtles

Originally posted on The ancient eavesdropper:
Out my window,  cherry trees shiver, huddled  in dense clusters, their vulnerable blooming buds exposed to a clear starlit canopy. Slowly, the morning bestows a painful awakening –  my eyes flutter open as thousands…

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Oh killdeer!

Posted on April 23, 2013 by tyler4turtles

Originally posted on The ancient eavesdropper:
Killdeer, you land in my way! Oh, why must you lay on a nest exposed and unsafe? Broken-winged mother, I am no fool to your theatrics, even the noise you create cannot distract me…

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