• We all made the deal. Time to live with it. Great time of year of reflect on that fact. Just bury my body down by the highwayside!! Hope everyone is doing great and ready for Autumn!!!

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    Robota

      A flesh machine on mind controlasleep at the wheel of an earthbound falla maladaptive daydreamrolling the stoneon the road to Rome:gods from the cogs of a clockfarm~racesome shadow work for laying in the cutand playing in the blood,a saving...

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    • I feel that you pulled a lot of Greek mythology inspiration here? I could be wrong. I like the piece

      • Greco-Roman culture & philosophies, plus some New Testament references. Legionnaires, Roman soldiers with a particular skill at building roads, were not paid in gold but salt, which is where we derive the word ‘salary’. That might be somewhat of an urban legend, but it seems to be at least rooted in truth.

        Great eye again, thank you!!

    • I think many of us feel like machines. We work 9-5 jobs…like factory work, restaurant work…I did both.
      Watched the clock…tried to have fun, but machines don’t laugh or cry.
      This poem has a sense of rhythm that matches that routine…and the rhyme scheme is subtle but smart.

      Really enjoyed and felt this read….related from my days before I got lucky and found teaching.
      j.

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    Face The Storm Pass

    Rest now… and let the storm pass. Imagine a bedcover hovering over youand it peacefully covers the coming storm. Rain patters the blanketand you feel it become damp,yet you're shielded from another storm.   Rest now… and uncover yourself. Imagine what...

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    • Poets bare their natures. Right now mine is stormy with anger.
      I don’t want to hide under the blanket.
      Like you say….too much going on and the blanket is too damp to ignore.
      I relate to your poetry, Daniel.
      j.

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    The Secret To Writing

    Hating writing? But having felt great about writing? What is the secret? You just have to bleed into the page, no matter if it’s good or not good enough! Write like the ice rain in winter… tapping the window panes hard...

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    • “Tap the window panes hard”–yes, it seems the only way to get one to notice poetry. Not the favorite genre of so many…
      They seem not to want to work a little to find something of value in the words.
      I really like this…Daniel.
      j.

    • Yes, the secret to writing is simply to do it.

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