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Tag Archives: conviction
The shadow knows
It ought to be a simple thing: you spend years looking for just what inspires you, makes you realize exactly how to become you, to finally be satisfied with who the mirror shows you back, and make the bold choice … Continue reading
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Tagged conviction, NaPoWriMo, perception, self, shadow, struggle, the soul
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You Could Change: tanka
You could change the world if just given half a chance; why are you waiting? It really doesn’t matter once the moment’s gone away. You could move mountains if just sincerely inspired; what more do you need? It doesn’t really … Continue reading
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Tagged action, activism, change, conviction, Japanese verse forms, NaPoWriMo, poetic forms, rhetoric, tanka
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Iambs and Trochees
IAMBICS: Until the world returns to sane, I will not fail to write. These words, though just small things, can burst through walls; there must be words of peace. Inside my head the world is pure, and thoughts, like rain … Continue reading
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Tagged conviction, exercises, iambs, meter, poetics, poetry, redemption, trochaic, war, writing
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