February 28 – Zero Orbit
Within the occasional orbit of ordinariness
I am filtered through the lens of occupation
As an understood obsolescence
Considered an unoriginal obtuseness
While I exist, yet occluded
From your orbit
Until my leaving is opined in
An obstreperous obituary
And the obsequies lament
I am zero.
February 27 – Blanketed
When night’s dark blanket smothers
Your head with weighty matters
Of unfathomable depth
And indeterminable length
Remember it is a blanket with holes
Started by moths, poked and prodded
And expanded by fingers to let in the light
To see the fingernail sliver of the moon
A star winking and blinking
And you can cast off night’s shadow
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I am an English teacher and drummer/percussionist with an interest in literary pursuits, creative endeavours, rhythmic permutations, theological amplifications and comedic outbursts.
Here you will find my creative detritus: articles on living a creative life and writing explorations.
And other ideas I have snaffled from the papers stuck on the fridge door.
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My collaborative epistolary novel, "Post Marked: Piper's Reach," written with Jodi Cleghorn (@JodiCleghorn) out now via Vine Leaves Press.
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