the poet's sphere

the wanderings
and transformations
of the soul
are the poet's sphere,
in which wholeness is linked to
love and creativity

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The OED word of the day for the erasure commentary is 'psychopomp.' The definitions aren't what I expected: a conductor of souls to the place of the dead, and later a Jungian term for the link between the ego and unconscious. It would be a lot more fun to play around with an event's psychopomp and ceremony, or a Psychopomp and Circumstance march.

I was psyched and pumped when I saw that La Biela's little napkins took watercolor pretty darn well.

daily work

a Meaningful Future
is Daily work

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

travellin'

a Flash of New
the pure invigorating breeze of travellin'

I'm off.

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The OED word of the day for the erasure poem | commentary is 'monkery,' the way of life of a tramp. Even the Oxford lads can't figure out where that word came from.

crossword puzzles

A person who loves
dictionaries
couldn't cheat
on crossword puzzles
and be unashamed

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The OED word of the day for the erasure commentary is 'nemophilist,' a person who loves woods or forests.

It's always cool to find a new self-descriptive word.

freesia

bright yellow freesia
kicks up the thermostat
ten degrees

banks

People will stand anything
so it is little wonder
that banks have grown fat
and worst of all is
It's too late to change things

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The OED word of the day for the erasure commentary is 'sheeple,' which is people acting like sheep.

delight

the Best words
dusted off and brought out
when we wish to announce
particular delight

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The OED word of the day for the erasure poem | commentary is 'zhoosh,' meaning to make more stylish.

assumption

bringing to consciousness
a forgotten assumption -

real. change.

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The OED word of the day for the erasure commentary is 'abreaction,' which is a psychiatric term dealing with remembering past traumas - and NOT what happens when you do crunches.

Always cool when you can see Mt. Baker, shimmering in the distance, from West Seattle.

January

January —
a daily victory over
growing temptation

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The OED word of the day for the erasure poem | commentary is 'gasconade,' to boast or brag.

observe

A New Year's gift;
give More to Life
Observe...

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The OED word of the day for the erasure poem | commentary is 'étrenne,' a New Year's gift. 

Mine was getting to see the fireworks at the Space Needle for the first time, with friends Ann and Mary.