Poem

Redshifted

2019-11-05

her lips parted / thoughts echoing into the night sky / ...

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I Lost Your Eyes

2018-02-11

I lost your eyes / never had your smile / I thought I heard your laughter / ...

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A Light in the Storm

2016-11-22

There was something I wanted to tell you / before the night fell / ...

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Frustrating My Vision

2016-10-27

Generally when I write my poems, they more or less write themselves fairly quickly in a single sitting. This isn't one of those and I'm still unsure if I like it or not. Some parts I tweaked, others I left alone, and some of it I basically rewrote five times. That said, it was written in two sittings, so not too far off my normal pacing.

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Summer love lost

2016-09-29

Summer love lost / once the cool air arrives / ...

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The World Lost in Illusion

2016-08-13

The world lost in illusion / real thoughts and topics unspoken / ...

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Wanted

2016-07-28

I wanted to see you / so I broke out of my shell / No longer breathing / ...

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Held in Reserve

2016-06-26

A poem about being alone in a group, in this case at a house party.

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Stars Are Not People

2016-06-24

A poem on stargazing

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True Happiness This Way Lies

2016-06-14

A poem I wrote in college while listening incessantly to The The's album Dusk.

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Sitting on a Plane

2016-06-10

A short summary on why I'm writing so close to not writing anything useful. And a poem! There may be puns involved.

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Passing Storm

2016-06-09

A new poem: I’m not sure / what it might mean / Standing alone / looking up into the night sky / ...

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Don’t you tell me

2016-06-08

A little while ago I started humming a tune with the opening line. I did a little impromptu recording session using my voice chat mic. It's not a stellar recording or performance, but it was fun to do. Anyway, here's the transcript in poetic form!

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Flower Power

2016-06-04

A new poem about flowers! Because the heat is oppressive and my mind is melting.

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Here we are

2016-06-03

A short poem I wrote over the winter. It's either about politics or relationships or both or neither.

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Oblivious

2015-09-15

He watched her cross the room / motion languid and smooth / figure firm and poised / ...

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Remnants

2015-08-14

Stars unmoving to my eye / slowly drifting in time / ...

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Just Maybe Paperback Now Available

2014-10-04

A paperback version of my last poetry book is now available

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Blank Canvas

2014-02-14

A blank canvas / empty of figure, form, or desire / how to begin / ...

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KindleBookHelper

2013-11-21

An update to my open source app KindleBookHelper

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Just Maybe

Just Maybe

Published 2013-11-13

A book of 30 poems published in 2013

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Just Maybe poetry book now available

2013-11-13

My latest collection of poems is now available at Amazon.

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A Lost Lust

2013-07-03

A lost love / or was it lust / or was it just / ...

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Keep Driving

2012-11-23

driving / picking turns at random / utterly lost / ...

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In the Dark now on B&N

2012-10-19

My ebook of poems is now available via Barnes & Noble

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No Word

2012-08-14

I can't always write / what you want to hear / But that can't stop me / ...

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Writer’s Block

2012-07-31

I couldn't think of anything to write / so I thought of you / and all of the things / ...

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Her eyes were closed

2012-07-05

Her eyes were closed / her mind traveling / worlds above, below, and beyond / ...

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In the Dark

In the Dark

Published 2012-06-12

A book of 37 poems published in 2012

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New Book Released – In the Dark

2012-06-12

I've released a new book of poetry titled In the Dark, ebook available on Amazon!

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Have you

2012-02-13

Have you ever laughed / When you wanted to cry / Have you ever said hello / ...

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Her smile destroyed my soul

2012-01-29

Our eyes crossed / my voice was lost / Her smile destroyed my soul / ...

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Light goes out

2012-01-13

Light goes out / Darkness settles in / Let the waiting for energy begin / ...

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I wasn’t sure of a memory

2012-01-12

I wasn't sure of a memory / a pair of eyes / a nose / ...

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Once upon a time

2011-10-28

Once upon a time / if there ever was / Dreams confusing the past / ...

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I should have been me

2011-10-18

I should have been me / not some cool vicious phantom / I thought you wanted to see / ...

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The Earth Shook

2011-08-24

The earth shook / I stood still / engrossed in a conversation / ...

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Stars in Her Eyes

2011-08-10

There were stars in her eyes / lightning flashed throughout the sky / Enchanted with desire / ...

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Shadow

2011-07-18

The sun has just fallen / darkness is calling / Stuck inside all day / ...

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I’m not sure

2011-07-13

I'm not sure what the words mean / they seem all jumbled / and are rumbling while tumbling / ...

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You Said

2011-06-13

You said there was darkness within you / A rain soaked night / wind howling in delight / ...

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The heat’s begun

2011-06-02

It’s June and the heat’s begun / the rains have passed / but they’ll come again / ...

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Sit there while I think of a song

2011-04-25

Sit there while I think of a song / wondering all the while / of how I must have done you wrong / ...

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The Rain Fell

2011-04-14

The rain fell / windshield soaked and then cleared / repetitive forces at work / ...

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Sounds and Sights

2011-03-23

It was there / I swear I saw it / her / ...

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Sheer Existence, Part II

2011-03-16

Eyes cast down / I slowly look around / Fearful of every / ...

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Sheer Existence

2011-03-15

To love / to Live / To live / ...

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Another Universe

2011-03-09

Flowing mountains / majestic streams / I do not love / ...

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Listen to what I cannot say

2011-02-23

Cryptic words were spoken / My heart was lost / not broken. / ...

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A Moment in Time

2011-02-11

A moment in time / a simple sedating rhyme / The rhythm builds up / ...

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I think she pushed me

2011-02-08

She brushed up against me / And leaned in towards my ear / She whispered / ...

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Smile and Ice

2011-01-17

Strange oscillations / systemic vibrations / Somehow rooted to the ground / ...

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Growing Storm

2011-01-12

The sun glares blindingly bright / Yet clouds gather with a vengeance / Encroaching darkness drinking in the light / ...

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Evasion

2011-01-05

I love you / But I don’t know / What that smile means / ...

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I’m not sure what to think

2010-11-29

I'm not sure what to think / My mind is muddled / My brain is baffled / ...

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Fire and eyes

2010-11-17

Fire and eyes / twisting and rising / reaching for the sky / ...

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Walk With Me

2010-10-11

I wanted to speak your name / I wanted to say / I'm not afraid of the dark / ...

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Runner’s High

2010-10-04

I'm not running away from anything / I'm not running towards anything, either / ...

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Cloudy and Confused

2010-10-01

I hear a certain song / I see a particular face / A voice says something to me / ...

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Vivid Dream

2010-09-13

Vivid dream / of untold memories / Feeling more true / ...

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Really want to fall

2010-09-08

I thought I saw her looking at me / but I guess I was just another wave / beneath her endless sea / ...

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You’re Not Paid to Think

2010-09-01

The day is hot / sometimes the night cools down / Storms are in the forecast / ...

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A simple console

2010-08-31

I am an unfortunate soul / nothing but this glowing stream / of bits and bytes / ...

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Whatever did she mean to me

2010-08-10

Dancing down a slippery slope Why walk when you can run I'm not sure what all the fuss is about Why try to get to heaven going to hell is so much fun

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Summer Storm

2010-07-22

The lightning cries / The brightness dies / The echo of a reflection flies / ...

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In the Dark

2010-07-12

Music in the darkness / Let your soul adjust to the light / Sway to the beat / ...

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Crosswalk

2010-07-08

I thought I saw her standing there / Windblown drops of rain / pelting down upon her / ...

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Slow air

2010-06-30

Slow air / sitting upon me / drenching me in silence / ...

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Off Road

2010-06-22

The stars swept across the sky / but I paid them no mind / left foot right foot / ...

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Where was your smile

2010-06-15

Where was your smile / when you were gazing / at the stars last night / ...

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Sway

2010-05-22

Lost in the moment of time / thoughts scattered and aching for mine / Dreams of a memory / ...

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Reminder

2010-05-14

Search within the circle / life twisted / limbs entwined / ...

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Mimicry

2010-05-07

Float like a butterfly / fighting against the wind / Sail on until tomorrow / ...

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Thinkable Thoughts

2010-04-23

She looks so fine / as she walks her walk, / I cannot help but stare / ...

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Too Nice

2010-04-23

Something must be said / Nothing was ever spoken / Her smile laughed at me / ...

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Some Laugh

2010-04-20

Some laugh / Others cry / Time floats on / ...

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Wishful Dreams

2010-04-08

Wishful dreams brought down / By incessant memories / Simple thoughts and complex desires / ...

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Just Another

2010-02-24

I lie awake in the cold / I lie in wait for the snow / ...

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She didn't say she loved me

2010-02-17

She didn’t say she loved me / But the lie was in her eyes / ...

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Tomorrow is not today

2010-02-12

Tomorrow is not today / no matter what my mind might say / The calendar says we're just over the hump / ...

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Hindsight

2009-12-04

A love long lost / Or was it thrown away / ...

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