23/100 What Word?
I sat down to write tonight with absolutely no ideas at all. I grabbed pen, paper and a cup of coffee (decaf) in my favorite mug, which says, “Not now, my muse is kicking ass.” Between you and me, that was a total lie. The muse was nowhere to be seen. I took a few sips of coffee, and to my surprise, the muse did indeed join the party. Unfortunately, I think she thought the invitation was to a junior…
22/100 Growth
21/100 Self-actualize
20/100 Average Person
Before I lost my mind and decided to write poems for The 100 Day Project, I thought I might do 100 days of blackout poetry. Blackout poetry, or erasure poetry, “is a form of found poetry wherein a poet takes an existing text and erases, blacks out, or otherwise obscures a large portion of the text, creating a wholly new work from what remains.” I find it to be a fascinating process. I think I’m glad that I made the…
19/100 Storm
18/100 Morning Pages
17/100 Imagination Vacation
16/100 It’s Only Monday
It’s Only Monday There sits here a girl who is tired. She’s feeling so damned uninspired. After some time in zazen, she gathered her pen. This limerick is what transpired. KEB 3/4/24
15/100 A Couplet’s Question
This one is inspired by the brevity over Alexander Pope and Billy Collins.