Tag: npm2022
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Today—Not a Good Day to Die!
“Today is a good day to die.” What if it isn’t? what if it’s a mishappen day of regrets? the foolishness of cliches passing for proverbs
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“This aubade…” a #tanka (4/7/22)
4/7/22: bend this aubadeI sing through fresh tearsas you leavewho else but lovers knowthe cruelty of day? #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #napowrimo2022 #glopowrimo2022 #npm22 for dVerse Poets MTB: Morning has broken (pubtended by Laura Bloomsbury). The Pub is open! Come join us!
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My Daily #Haiku (4/7/22)
4/7/22: dove that road“where the eagle flieswith the #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #napowrimo2022 #glopowrimo2022 #npm2022
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Sword in the Stone
He tells me the sword is my destiny. Crazy old fool! How is a peasant like me the rightful heir to the Pendragon throne? Me—king of the Britons? It’s a cruel joke perpetrated by a frightening crank. Why have I taken my place in this line? I can already hear the jeers from onlookers. What…
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Catching Up on Dragon Riding
Did you imagine it would be so easy? As if any fool could do it: seize hold of life itself and ride its highs and lows! What hubris! Any wonder, then, that you’re shattered across the ground? Get up. Catch the next wave. Or the next. Until you… ride the dragon anything else is just…
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Foolish Bodily Inquiries
She asks me how my knees are. It’s a loaded question, and we both know it. She saw me struggle to my feet multiple times last fall. There is the inevitable grunt that follows the creaking of 51-year-old knees that have touched the floor over a 26- year career. “Seriously, Mister. How are those old…
Frank J. Tassone 