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Category: Poem of the Week

Autumn Leaves– Poem of the Week

This week’s poem is a haiku. It’s an autumn haiku, relating the movement of the season as indicated by autumn leaves changing colors. The thing about the haiku form is that it has many traditional expectations, at least if it…

The Harmless Hedgehog — Poem of the Week

Hedgehogs are one of those periodically cool pets Which is odd, right? Because they don’t seem like great pets to me. At the same time, I’m a sucker for a stuffed hedgehog, and I am still trying to figure out…

Icebreaker, 2019 — Poem of the Week

You know winter is coming when you get to see the opening of the college ice hockey season. We caught a game at the Icebreaker Hockey Tournament in Toledo this weekend, the championship face-off between the Rochester Institute of Technology…

Nothing Good on the News — Poem of the Week

News–there’s always some. Lately not much good. So let’s not talk about the tragedies in the recent news. Let’s talk about business trips and bars… I’ve been on a business trip to New Orleans. And what’s always interesting about business,…

The Pear Tree — Poem of the Week

Summer’s Bounty is Here–Peaches, Pears, Berries At least, that’s true near us right now. Strawberry season is basically over in most locations, and blueberries would probably be finished too if we hadn’t had such a cool spring/summer. Blackberries and raspberries…