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Life is like a bowl of mixed nuts: 1. You may be judged by the amount of cashew have. 2. Be patient and the hazel clear. 3....

Shielded You are shielded both day and night. Protected from the falling rain. The constant pounding that could maim. The win...

No Stopping Us We are blind to the big red sign. Some slow down to a crawl. Some don't cut speed at all, just glanc...

Green Chipmunks What if chipmunks were green? They would not be so easily seen running across the grass or lounging i...

So Noted I was embarrassed when classmates asked to borrow my notes. They were hard to read and only meant for use by me....

April is National Poetry Month , a celebration that was started in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets.  The Academy has a 30 Ways to...

Today is the first day of April and that means it's the first day of National Poetry Month. The Academy of American Poets started N...

For me, nothing evokes memories like music. When Robert Lee Brewer gave the prompt "knock on wood" on his Poetic Asides blog in ...

The end of the 2012 November PAD Chapbook Challenge  is upon us! Tomorrow is the 30th and final day.   I'll miss having a new prom...

Wow! It is hard to believe we are already halfway through the 2012 November PAD Chapbook Challenge on Robert Lee Brewer's Poetic Asides...

One week and seven poems into the 2012 November Poem-A-Day Chapbook Challenge at Robert Lee Brewer's Poetic Asides blog. This month, I ...