not quite a goner

Monday...the old year not quite a goner
I Watch and wait
For Poetry Bursting in

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

Thank you all for keeping me company in 2012 and for your always much enjoyed and appreciated comments! Wishing you a happy and safe 2013.

a-ha!

Most miraculous of all
was the spontaneous poetry,
the ‘a-ha!’
when we finally understand
the beauty of a woodland garden
covered with thousands of daffodils

the unexpected
grace and infinity of nature,
every vista a cathedral, every bough a revelation
All God,
laid open,
in Wonder

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

Happy solstice, winter or summer, depending on your hemispherical location! And happy holidays to all, as I take a quick break to be with family & without computer.

folklore

tales or folk-lore,
You and I
start from the idea
of a soul secretly hidden

the shadowy, blended with the light,
the Moments the poet prefers,
fiercely true to experience

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The OED word of the day for the erasure commentary is 'Marchen,' a fairy tale in the Germanic tradition.

journey

A journey made
in search of good
is better than traveling
to crowded beaches

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The OED word of the day for the erasure commentary is 'surfari.'

travel

enthusiasts who devote their time
to Independent travel,
over every inch of anything,
like putting on mileage

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The OED word of the day for the erasure commentary is 'gricer,' a kind of trainspotter.

The message spelled out in this Buenos Aires sketch done last week is "Silence is not health." It appears across from where "Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo" still have a presence. More BA sketches are here.

grace

Grace …
Instructions on how to
quietly progress
to Freedom 

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

the edge

the edge of peace —
walking the tightrope of hope
in high winds

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The Seattle Urban Sketchers met today at Seattle Center. Some young people were singing as part of Winterfest; it's always nice to have music when you're sketching.

secrets

The Secrets of
one thousand and one flowers
exhaled Through wide-open windows—
June 

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