novice

novice…

O fond-foolish old man,
ever The learner,
ordinary in his Happy interest in the present —
his goal every day the Art & style
of getting through difficulties

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

Who knows how much longer we'll be able to sketch the Space Needle with its 'galaxy orange' top?

patience

everyone must live
as they do

so Patience,
there's no use
living and fighting
with the many different ways
of reaching the same goal

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The OED word of the day for the erasure poem | commentary is 'Rome.' I was interested to read that the expression "Rome wasn't built in a day," dates back to 1545 and the "When in Rome..." proverb goes back to the 15th century.

open doors

talent can achieve success
though You can come a long way if you
open doors,
just By beginning

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