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Memories of You: Part Two
In Yesterday’s post, I shared a poem about my sister Martha and a preview to today’s poem, “Mom’s Song and Dance”. Yesterday I explained my parents’ emotional anguish over Martha’s and my decision to move from home into our own apartment. As the oldest girls, Martha and I were heavily…
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Memories of You: Part One
Memories of You For my Sister Martha on her 70th birthdayWhen you were born,I hugged and kissed you.I was two, you,the size of a shoe.We sisters were like twins,both born in August,so like two smarties.we shared our birthday parties.I wished I’d had my own cake.But for your sake,I held my…
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”The Bittersweet” Translated into Italian by Irma Kurti!
I am grateful to Irma Kurti for translating my poem “The Bittersweet” into Italian. It appears in International Web Post Journal. The English version follows the Italian. This poem came about after I discovered a leaf clinging to a spider web on a bush near my front door. I filmed…
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A Stunning Review of The Lost Book of Zeroth by Pete Mladinic
I’m grateful to Pete Mladinic for reviewing my latest satirical collection of poetry and flash fiction about the chaos created by soulless AI Robots. Artificial Intelligence is a hot topic today. AI technology is used in almost all areas, such as science, medicine, business, art, literature, and home management. Although…
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Woman
This poem is in my first poetry book, Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir. Woman for Mom Woman, how you portray your complex essence and ambiguity.You are a study of lightcast on the walls of your Self. Shadows border your brilliance.Your portrait is askew with flavorsthat you offer to guests enamored…
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Lady Liberty Cured of Adult Mutism
My latest collection of dark humor, The Lost Book of Zeroth, contains four parts. Parts 1-3 (Little Spark, Chaos, Good Deeds) contain satirical poems and stories about AI robots suffering the dark side of the human condition. The robots’ escapades are fueled by fear, jealousy, greed, and other negative emotions.…
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Poems for Emily Dickinson
This post is late. I should have put it up on the anniversary of Emily Dickinson’s death on May 15. She passed that day in 1886 (55 years old). I wrote the poems while attending an online Tell It Slant Poetry Festival, which is sponsored by the Emily Dickinson Museum…
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An Ode to My Knees, Whom I Named Tina and Cher, on May 24, 2023
It’s been a couple of years since my left knee replacement. A healer once told me that I needed to properly grieve the loss of my old joint and introduce the new joint to its partner. Apparently, when I had my right hip replacement, my left hip was confused, so…
