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Waiting
Waiting Listening for words to come empty blank display f e l l o w s h i p prints out on the screen of my mind We must take care offering soup warm…
14 hrs ago
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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Shoulder-Length Curls
Shoulder-Length Curls 1989 His head of dark, dense ringlets a metal glint here and there Paperclips. His body, tense coiled rattlesnake waiting Wrong…
Dec 10
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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Another Day
Another Day showing at the skyline slate dawn, somber world shading me gray A mistaken glance at the headlines torn between need-to-know and…
Dec 9
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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Blue Honda CRX
Blue Honda CRX 1988 His snappy little car turns into our drive Bird’s 14-year-old eyes so big boredom forgotten Our lives collided three weeks ago This…
Dec 8
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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Mainstreamed
Mainstreamed 1981 First grade white boards, no chalk back-to-school night no walkers or wheel chairs Thirty students, not ten My first time meeting…
Dec 7
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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The Back Room of Memory
The Back Room of Memory with a nod to George Bilgere for the title You pushed your way out five weeks early, fast labor I wasn’t ready Hadn’t met your…
Dec 6
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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The Red Factory
an ekphrastic response to Bainbridge Island Press's prompt
Dec 5
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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Lengthening Achilles
Lengthening Achilles 1980 The last hope nick the tendon It unwinds, allowing his heel to touch ground The condescending surgeon, He may have some…
Dec 4
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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Blursday
Blursday Am I doomed to return to a body again, again because I can’t let go? I drop into the timeless, but activity, excitement pull me back The blur…
Dec 3
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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Storewell
Storewell
Dec 2
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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Ode to Leftovers
Ode to Leftovers The best part— already made. Tested yesterday, they recommend themselves My favorite, homemade stew or soup.
Dec 1
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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November 2025
First evening
ekphrastic challenge, The Ekphrastic Review
Nov 30
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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