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Celebrate the spoken word, the written word, the thought word, the word that exists and has yet to exist.

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Mindful Writing 2014 – 27

January 29, 2014 A. C. Warnerfree verse, Mindful Writing, small stoneLeave a comment

interstate
funeral procession
merges into
the landscape—
send me home
in fire and ash
and wind

Mindful Writing 2014 – 27

Mindful Writing 2014 – 26

January 29, 2014 A. C. Warnerhaibun, haiku, Mindful Writing, small stoneLeave a comment

Lake winds wrap around the chimes and I can barely catch the small silences. Another commercial on TV advertises how to achieve your dreams after retirement.

mercury falling
my phone’s signal
emergency calls only

Mindful Writing 2014 – 26

Mindful Writing 2014 – 25

January 26, 2014 A. C. WarnerMindful Writing, monostitch, small stoneLeave a comment

incoming winds word after word after word after word

Mindful Writing 2014 – 25

Mindful Writing 2014 – 23

January 23, 2014 A. C. Warnerhaiku, Mindful Writing, small stone1 Comment

salt-stained road
he moves in and out
of present tense

Mindful Writing 2014 – 23

Mindful Writing 2014 – 22

January 22, 2014January 23, 2014 A. C. Warnergogyōka, Mindful Writing, small stone, tanka2 Comments

I’m still here, and yet
the thin stream
of a chicken hawk
vanishes into
the white sky

 

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Mindful Writing 2014 – 22

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