As I head back to SLO today, I'm thinking that sometimes transparency can be a good thing. I wrote the second poem here a little bit ago to play with a new style and in honor of World Suicide Prevention Day which is September 10th; for the love of poetry, I've included one of my…Read more Robert Frost and an Original– Two Poems
Writing
Need Or Want?– Learning the Difference
The difference between what we need and what we want in this world and why one may be everything to us; the other gives us nothing at all.
Two Poem Tuesday
Another Tuesday, another poem-- and I've got two for you today. I was playing with a little imagery along with the last style I tried out, let me know what you think! OneWith every step this world winds me up. Twist and twist and twist the dial; one more time until it stops. Now let…Read more Two Poem Tuesday
A Genuine Question For You
Writer's Block. Let's talk about that for a second. I've been doing these blog posts for a little over two years now, since the summer I graduated high school. And I'm about to about to go into my junior year of college. Every single week of my college career has somehow been put into this…Read more A Genuine Question For You
Marionette— A Poem
New poem for you today, this one is a little different but it's a good time for trying out new styles. Feel free to let me know what you think about it. Marionette This world, it handles me like a play toy; A tug this way, a thought that way, suddenly it makes me do…Read more Marionette— A Poem
Penny For My Poems
Another day of poetry for you, here’s something new— short and sweet. I’ve been doing a whole lot of writing in the past few months, trying out new styles and working through what I can. What I’ve got for you today is a lot more recent, partially because my old writing is on my old…Read more Penny For My Poems
Poetry in Modern Antiquity
Happy Poetry Place day! Sorry again for missing the last one due to technical difficulties, if you want to know the poem I was going to share with you, take a look at Tyler Ford’s “Too Much” here. In my AP Lit class senior year, we had a poetry unit where we wrote one poem…Read more Poetry in Modern Antiquity
On Love’s Changing Image– Love, Simon
I’m not quite sure how we got here already, but here we are. Happy Friday Everyone! I’ve been home for a full day, only to leave again soon, but I’m making the most of it. Wednesday I spent a few hours in the sun once I got home, reading and trying to get rid of…Read more On Love’s Changing Image– Love, Simon
A Little News and New Shoes
After a few sunny days, we’re back to rain here in Slo and we just hit the end of week 9. Finals start in one week. As much as I want to say time crept up on me, it didn't. Between work and class and the life of a college student, things have been pretty…Read more A Little News and New Shoes
The Beginning of The End– How to Keep Going
And just like that, welcome to the final month of 2017. You know those months where you count down the days, square by square on that calendar, until it's over? Well that was me with the month of November, but not because of how much I love the Christmas season (though I really do). You…Read more The Beginning of The End– How to Keep Going