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Fishing

December 15, 2022December 15, 2022 Charlotte Hamrick

It’s a piss poor smileyou givebehind a barbed wire fenceunder a gulf side skyDo not suppose a hookis embedded in my cheekor that I won’t jumpover the sideleave you wading while Iwhirl * Photo by Charlotte Continue reading Fishing

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Sky Smoked

November 16, 2022November 16, 2022 Charlotte Hamrick

Live ghostlya velvet cloud air lippeddrink warm nights vast & ferociouskiss a fool to brilliancelaugh dirty linger hotshe said, how naked must I be? *** Photo by Paul Wong on Unsplash Continue reading Sky Smoked

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Autumn Sky

November 12, 2022November 12, 2022 Charlotte Hamrick

I was ready to meet the Oracle but she was grumpy and unpredictable tonight, dismissing my almost-poem. I started again and saved a screenshot when she wouldn’t let go of my last word. So, here’s the screenshot and the poem … Continue reading Autumn Sky

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All the Days Come ‘Round

September 29, 2022September 29, 2022 Charlotte Hamrick

All I know of love and life has settled in my bones. Days and years of trial and error, of doing my bestand worst, of getting out of bed then falling back in – all the hours in between rode … Continue reading All the Days Come ‘Round

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Push

September 10, 2022September 10, 2022 Charlotte Hamrick

PushA smear of rustA shot of sweatShadows rip the skyLanguage lathered soars waxed and raw Why whisperWhen you can scream The Oracle (aka Magnetic Poetry Online) stopped cooperating while I was composing. She froze right up and refused to obey. … Continue reading Push

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Light Bulbs & Windows

September 6, 2022September 6, 2022 Charlotte Hamrick

Joy is almost never brilliantlike champagne and starsIt’s steel and concreteand hard things exploredthen danced upon naked * Creative energy compliments of Magnetic Poetry online. Continue reading Light Bulbs & Windows

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Conundrums: A Cento

September 4, 2022September 4, 2022 Charlotte Hamrick

I stood with you,our nightgownsflaring, the smell of dying lilacs drifting. First the air is blue and then it is bluer and then green and thenblack,love is tucked under purple quilts, sad conundrums, under the dearth of too much identity.Desire … Continue reading Conundrums: A Cento

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Morning Meditation: A small something

August 31, 2022August 31, 2022 Charlotte Hamrick

A small something whooshed bymy left ear this morningas my dog & I were walking,the neighborhood quiet as anysunny late summer day can bein a city – but, yes, actuallyit was quiet as though all the neighborsexited in a group … Continue reading Morning Meditation: A small something

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Small Death

August 20, 2022 Charlotte Hamrick

Small Death melt melike ice in a cool drinklinger like piesteaming in a windowhaunt mean explorer for a fool’ssoft lies *** Words compliments of Magnetic Poetry . Continue reading Small Death

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What’s Past is Never Past

August 13, 2022August 13, 2022 Charlotte Hamrick

What’s Past is Never PastBetween moon and cloudI wander a quietdeep and ancientas mountain mossYou followsweet and lightAn intuitionA murmur With thanks to Magnetic Poetry for the prompt words. Continue reading What’s Past is Never Past

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