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Falling Asleep
Poetic form: gogyoshi. Lyrica, a nerve medication, my dose upped much higher.
6 hrs ago
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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taking pain medication exactly as prescribed
repeated drawing, sorry.
Aug 12
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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the over-eighty rat race
This poem is a new form to me, a Gogyoshi. It is a modern Japanese form, with a title and exactly five free-verse lines. No rhyme schemes, line-length…
Aug 11
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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The Great Teacher
The Great Teacher Implacable.
Aug 5
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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that time
photo by Les Bernsteinthat time dear friend lost her partner today although not unexpected nearness of his breath has flown her sisters, far away draw…
Jul 27
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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PVCs
PVCs cardiac slang ventricular arrhythmias a storm in my chest
Jul 22
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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A Blessing for You
A Blessing for You My life mostway gone the gift of time-my-own— paints and computer now close companions old shaming voices silenced I offer this for…
Jul 17
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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Not Midway, Mostway
Not Midway, Mostway Mostway through my life So much more aft than fore now each heartbeat treasured When an oriole alights outside my window, breath…
Jul 10
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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Winged
Winged Life’s flight, so fast a span, then gone Mayflies a day yet their nymph lives months or years
Jul 7
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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When is Old, Old?
When is Old, Old? My friend and I reflect when do we call ourselves old— a marker like eighty breakdown of our bodies or simply a state of mind?
Jul 3
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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The Call
The Call A longtime friend calls— old in age and years known harsh diagnosis How do I balance this grief? Everything, everything goes
Jul 1
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Birdsong
Birdsong Turning seventy, change— Bird looked at me differently and the contact began every few days my cell phone jingles Hi Mama, this is your love…
Jun 7
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