Monthly Archives: October 2023

cacteyes and agaveyes

Posted on 2023-10-29 by Brad Werner

the cacti have eyesthat sparkle like starshineand glow like moonshineon a full moon night covert cacteyesare spiny spiesunder sultry skiesthe desert dries with prickly pridethey sometimes hidewhat some deridei eagerly abide but they nor youare not aloneon desert nightsthere are … Continue reading →

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cotton moon

Posted on 2023-10-28 by Brad Werner

the fields are fullof cotton woolripe for harvestfrom stalks to wrest these cotton bollscellulose foalsspinning mill’s coltshall run and bolt the corn is tasselingtheir stalks are wrasslingin autumn windsthat night rescinds the moon is fullof cotton woolmimicking fieldswith wanton yields … Continue reading →

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wicked wave

Posted on 2023-10-24 by Brad Werner

the handis bannedwithin this land the wavethough bravebrands you a knave the bellsdread knellscascading hells the handsets offforeboding spells althoughyou craveto give a wave resistdesisti must insist but youfall throughgive hand its due hundredthousandwill be roused then disturbedperturbedyou will be … Continue reading →

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autumntober

Posted on 2023-10-23 by Brad Werner

october is a poserstealing september’s styleseething summerish vibeslingering infinite while this poserfears exposurei call you outdear octobercut out this hot jiveyour nature doesn’t jibewe adore yourautumnal aroma end this faux charadewe’ll give you a paradeand to keep you longertwo weeks … Continue reading →

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favorite forest

Posted on 2023-10-10 by Brad Werner

the river asked the mountainwhich leaf in this forest is your favorite the mountain grumbleda favorite? the river babbled onyou know, like when a leaffalls in my eddiesand dances along my coursethere was this oakwho dropped a beautiful leafso symmetricaland … Continue reading →

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andrew

Posted on 2023-10-09 by Brad Werner

sometimes one ofmy oldest friendsmy bodythrows a curve balli cannot hit luckilyi have friendslike youor more specificallyi am thankful to youwho helped me get through

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without any keys

Posted on 2023-10-09 by Brad Werner

can you type textwithout any keysmake words appearlike leaves on a breeze eye trackers followyour eyes’ fixationsa series of saccadesas you look at locations to type with your eyesdirect your gazeto overt markerswhere you stare stays or use your mouthto … Continue reading →

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a keyrious brew

Posted on 2023-10-07 by Brad Werner

i drink a curious brewof nostalgic and neotericpsychologic seasoningsof the old and the new with such fond memoriesand accumulated propensitiesi crave a certain keystroke aromait’s not just the sound and the feel from the first typewriters i usedi remember the … Continue reading →

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smith’s coronation

Posted on 2023-10-06 by Brad Werner

since smith’s coronationand antique royal teai have been hookednetted and nabbed this magicalmeans of writingdoes not demandi abandon pen and ink nor must i cast asidetype, slugs, and blocksor the jelly and spiritsfrom the print shop yet casting spellsby caressing … Continue reading →

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trout and eels

Posted on 2023-10-05 by Brad Werner

my thoughts swim like troutmy feelings slither-swim like eelsi am not so quickat finding eitherand the rock they’re hiding underin this sometimes murky mind so when i want to catch my trout-thoughtsor feel these eeling-feelingsi like to write these wiggly … Continue reading →

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