Author Archives: CitizenPoet

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A Mere Half Century

  I recall reading a news story in 1957 about how the United States Army had sold off the last of its homing pigeons. Recently, I read that the number of text messages sent and received daily exceeds the total … Continue reading

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Once, a Poet

   Tell them I was. Once. Last American vagabond. Quietly came. Softer gone.

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Conscience

  I’ve seen you a thousand times, Man, In the faces of sun-piqued children In the eyes of widows and maids. I’ve seen your mien in noisy arcades, Walking along night-iced streets And in a bar with a bunch of … Continue reading

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Tiger Woods and Elin

    There were reports today that Elin Woods was seen boarding a plane with their two children to leave Florida, a report that indicates the couple is having some difficulty working things out and reinforcing the rumors that a … Continue reading

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Statues in the Park

  In the park. The sun broke over the horizon      wiping away the chocolate stains of night      on the childish face of the park      where the workmen bathed in the morning dew      and sweat         and … Continue reading

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Random Thoughts on an Interactive Poem

  When I was young, I imagined that almost every living thing around me was capable of reasoning. I imagined that trees and flowers were aware. I wondered if roses hurt when I cut them for the vase. I cringed when … Continue reading

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A Letter to a Fan

      Thank you for your kind note and the letters from your students  who read and wrote reviews of my poetry. To my knowledge, this is the first time I have ever been taught in a class and … Continue reading

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What Where You Thinking When You Wrote, “I Am a Poem, Bisensual?”

  A living poem speaks for itself, No matter what the poet felt.

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The Unreality of Reality

  There’s things too strange to be conceived, But not too strange to be believed. One is a poem, unusual, I Am a Poem, Bisensual

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I Can’t Control It

  I know. My email has been going crazy after I published the interactive, experimental poem, "I Am a Poem, Bisensual."   First of all, you can’t say I didn’t warn you. I tried to tell you, all of you. … Continue reading

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