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Something Small, Every Day (or so): Prayer

Charlotte Hamrick

Not life rippedfrom a mad crush, rawBut let their loved ones spring from skin suitslike music, soaring together,chanting a thousandmoon lit symphonys My “Something Small, Every Day (or so)” series is inspired by Austin Kleon’s piece here where he says, “Building a body of work (or a life) is all about the slow accumulation of a day’s worth of effort over time.” I used the Magnetic Poetry Kit Online to create this poem/prayer. The header photo is by me. Continue reading Something Small, Every Day (or so): Prayer

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Something Small, Every Day (or so): Unconfined

Charlotte Hamrick

The source for this erasure poem is “Spontaneous Revolutions” Darwin’s Diagrams of Plant Movement by Natalie Lawrence in The Public Domain Review. The essay examines a chapter in Darwin’s research to create a way to make movement of plant life visible to the naked eye. The essay is not very long and is utterly fascinating if you’re interested in botany or gardening. The 1843 illustration below is of the wild mock cucumber which is the plant Darwin used for his observations. My “Something Small, Every Day (or so)” series is inspired by Austin Kleon’s piece here where he says, “Building a … Continue reading Something Small, Every Day (or so): Unconfined

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Something Small, Every Day (or so): Thoughts While Watching Mulholland Drive

Charlotte Hamrick

Thoughts While Watching Mulholland DriveDays passin a movie reelof lifeLovers, villains, heroestread across our stage Sometimes we forgetwe are the directors of our movieable to place bodies manage emotionsWhy hold our breathduring chaos until confusion dies downWe can fill our lungs with free willcreate scenes to suitour narrative Continue reading Something Small, Every Day (or so): Thoughts While Watching Mulholland Drive

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Something Small, Every Day (or so): To the Little British Girl

Charlotte Hamrick

To the Little British Girl on Gardener’s World who grew her first garden this year. Your tour of the garden was just what my tired and sad eyes needed this morning. Walking the garden in your pink wellies, you proudly showed the dahlias you grew from seed, the roses you rescued from black spot, tending them with care and fresh compost, the tomatoes (toe-mah-toes) and peppers bursting with life, and everything you declared as “lovely”. Little British girl, you are lovelier than the loveliest flower. Your delight is contagious and a reminder to observe the small things, to nurture the … Continue reading Something Small, Every Day (or so): To the Little British Girl

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Something Small, Every Day (or so): Pie in the Sky

Charlotte Hamrick

Pie in the Skysmile ferociously with steelyeyes and stormy visionsmash the windows closedAgainst your intentbreak the glass fling its shardsInto clouds of resolvecutting your lingering ghostskiss the nakedness of avoluminous sky Today I used words from the Magnetic Poetry Kit. The embolden words were in the list. Photo by me. Continue reading Something Small, Every Day (or so): Pie in the Sky

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Something Small, Every Day (or so): Exhale Slowly

Charlotte Hamrick

Exhale SlowlyAfter the foot departs in theirSearch for meaning andA good woman done wrong,The earth moves and five minutesAgo rain tapped out. Today’s lessonIs humility. Up to down, right to left,I follow. What is the color Of love or a shadow’s weight?Above the sky or below the waves,Some days pain drags behind meNo matter what. Exhale slowly that longTunnel ribbed in silence. In keeping with my intent to create something small every day and to resurrect my poetry practice, I plan to publish on this site one of my poems every few days. I won’t do it every day because … Continue reading Something Small, Every Day (or so): Exhale Slowly

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New Work & New Writing Home

Charlotte Hamrick

Happy New Year! This is a general announcement about my new-ish Substack where I seem to be writing mostly about writerly things. I honestly don’t know what future content will be but the possibilities are wide open. It’s free to read and will always be free as I have no desire to make money from it. So I hope you’ll take a peek and subscribe if you like what you read. It’s called “The Hidden Hour” and you can find it here. I’ve had a couple of pieces published recently and another coming out on the 28th (I believe) in … Continue reading New Work & New Writing Home