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Owls
Two poems about owls, the first, a triolet, the second, a short imagist poem in French.
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Pasiphaë
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Jan 12
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Carp
Carp The stream ran over the ancient stones as it had done for almost a thousand years, but the carp pool was empty.
Jan 7
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Palindrome poems
I was impressed by a short poem by Anthony Etherin that I read today, a type of palindrome poem.
Jan 5
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Winterland
Winterland
Jan 2
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The Wild Princess
A short story/fairy tale for the end of the year.
Dec 31, 2025
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Queen of the Night
A short story I intended to post at the Solstice, but things got in the way.
Dec 28, 2025
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Crows and persimmons at Christmas time
Crows and persimmons at Christmas time Crows in the persimmon tree, tearing orange strips of flesh, rise, black-sailed, against sky bleak as the North…
Dec 25, 2025
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