laws changed

at a certain age,
Laws changed.

peace walked
arm in arm
with Life

winning caused
such delightful confusion
to the ingenuous

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The OED word of the day for the erasure poem | commentary is 'matrimony.'

immoderate

This azure Sky,
With Stars
unnumber'd,
and Drama
As the thunder
roars in
with a
kind of poetry
Immoderate,
unrestrained
the energy of life

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The OED word of the day for the erasure poem | commentary is 'unmeasured.'

a friendly world

for self-defense
I avoid them
[occasions of sin]

a friendly world
stood by
looking on

Discipline
startled Fear

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The OED word of the day for the erasure poem | commentary is 'shiftless.'

melancholy

melancholy March -
Winter Thoughts veil
every Act
of Wit & Mirth

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The OED word of the day for the erasure poem is the verb "thick." Yep, back in the 16th century, moysture (sic) was "thycked, and torned" by the sonne (sic again). Not sure we give Shakespeare enough credit...

daffodils come

Daffodils come
before the Swallow dares
And gather in poetry

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The OED word of the day for the erasure poem is 'swallow.'

sunrise

an operatic performance
to start the day —
spring sunrise

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A little pun for my watercolor buddies, 'opera' being the hot pink color used here on YUPO. Actually, Mother Nature had something even a tad more gaudy in Her palette.

spring palette

first days of spring —
adding cad yellow light
back to the palette

being alive

the Study of being alive
is action
Rather than Textbook,

resulting in
the most satisfactory
Discoveries & Inventions

piercing the superficial
to penetrate beyond

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The OED word of the day for the erasure poem | commentary is 'perforator.'

unlock Life

unlock Life
The old-fashioned way…
rooted in the heart

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The OED word of the day for the erasure poem | commentary is 'kale.'

remembrance

Sketches
drawn for
Remembrance
inside and outside
A window
fashioned by
individuality

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The OED word of the day for the erasure poem | commentary is 'valance.'

daffodils

first day of spring
daffodils
an antidote to CNN

spring equinox

spring equinox -
light and dark
equally cold

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The Seattle Urban Sketchers took Light Rail today, stopping at different stations to sketch. This is the Othello station. Lots of fun, but a little too chilly.

super moon

of uncertain might
the rare encounter
with ancient wonder

the stones joined in the Hymns

The rise of light over a Black vale below

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'Bicker' is the OED word of the day for the erasure poem, on this equinox eve with a "super moon."

prolonged Play

the Best work
Carried along by Divine Dialogues
in periods of prolonged Play

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The OED word of the day for the erasure poem is 'driven.'