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good friends
a Shadorma: 3/5/3/3/7/5 good friends Not seen in ten years their visit the blessing Sweet weaving, knitting back together what was let go, still missed
Feb 12
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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daffodils, two
Daffodils, two Sunny, happy faces reaching for light Their open trumpets breathe out shy scent awaken me to future Spring Teases in the stubborn cold…
Feb 10
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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Daffodils
This poem is in the form of a Shadorma: six lines, syllable count for each line 3/5/3/3/7/5 Daffodils They’ve started keep watch, a whole field Their…
Feb 9
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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Grief
Grief Thick ice coats my thoughts and all I see and hear A broken country, we are lost for now Gusts in an ice storm snap off branches topple whole…
Feb 2
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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Still, no poem
Still, no poem for Renee Nicole Good Words staunched reports too troubling Young mother speaks up gunned down Her life snatched away executed by ICE our…
Jan 31
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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Here
Here No snowflake every falls in the wrong place —Zen Adage Each one unique when conditions align, comes to rest Right now, right here just where I’m…
Jan 27
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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Toastie
Toastie A lined fleece tube two feet long filled with basmati Pop it in the microwave one minute will do Under the duvet, slip it by my feet Its own…
Jan 24
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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Rise Up
now
Jan 12
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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Feeling Its Way
Feeling Its Way That river of rain a year ago fifteen inches in three days Thrilled it ended fire season Unaware it would drown Meyer lemon, two Daphne…
Jan 8
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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How long it takes bruises to leave
How long it takes bruises to leave Wounded purple to lurid green fading to murky yellow even sky blue This reminder to attend, to attend each step I…
Jan 1
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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Outage
Outage Oh, portent! Watch my words Phone beeping wakes me after midnight Power dips and surges then gone So black Fumbling for my flashlight stumbled on…
Dec 26, 2025
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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Where is my holiday spirit?
Where is my holiday spirit? On a walkabout Not in sight anywhere I’ve looked not hard I dislike bustle in the reflective time, heavy traffic in our…
Dec 16, 2025
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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