Between Two Rivers

Fiction

Not a true story.
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September 25, 2024

fiction, motherhood, poetics, Poetry, writing
Autumn Leaves

A haibun on the equinox. With thanks to dVerse for the prompt.
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September 24, 2024

dVerse, equinox, haibun, Poetry
Tennis

In Sayreville, NJ.

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September 23, 2024

air, autumn, Poetry, tennis, volley
His Last Letter

Hong Kong, Spring 2012. In memory of my paternal grandfather.
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September 22, 2024
Mulching

Archaeology of the front yard.

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September 21, 2024

blood, death, gardening, mulch, Poetry, seasons
Falling Forward

A villonnet for autumn. With thanks to dVerse for the prompt.

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September 20, 2024

autumn, birds, change, dVerse, falling, grief, leaves, Poetry, resilience, rhymed verse, seasons, villonnet
My Life

A villanelle on endings (and beginnings). With thanks to dVerse for the prompt.
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September 19, 2024

beginning, dVerse, ending, life, Poetry, revision, rewriting, villanelle
Lifeblood

With thanks to dVerse for the prompt.
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September 18, 2024

dVerse, immigration, Poetry, quadrille, small town, vampires
A Quiet Night’s Thought

In observance of the Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節).

Moonlight over the Raritan Bay, in South Amboy, NJ.
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September 17, 2024

Chinese poetry, home, Li Bai, longing, Mid-Autumn Festival, moon, moonlight, Poetry
Cosmos

After A. R. Ammons.

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September 16, 2024