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Hello Poetry People! I was going to participate in the A to Z Blogging Challenge on this blog, but I've decided not to do that. I'm still going to share the title poem from my first poetry volume, Another Autumn.
Another Autumn
I find myself standing
On the edge of another autumn
Wondering if this is the year
That the world disappears
And I slide into nothing
And I am devoured
By all the foolish dreams
That I abandoned by the roadside
As I run from my past
Into a fragile future
Each new year as harrowing as the one just passed
This work is copyright 2020 by Ornery Owl (Cara Hartley)
You are welcome to use or quote any or all of it in your own work so long as you credit me.
If you'd like to purchase or borrow a copy of Another Autumn, here is the link.
And now, today's musical inspiration.
~Ornery Owl Has Spoken~
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The following snappy snippet of snippy scolding doesn't apply to most of you. I haven't had time to participate in Weekend Writing Warriors for the past several months. The last few times I did, there was a person with whom I wasn't familiar who nit-picked the ting-tang-walla-walla-bing-bang out of the eight to ten-sentence snippets from my forthcoming fix-up novel. Clearly, this story was not to this person's tastes, and I was unsure why they couldn't just ignore it and be on their way since it was already in pre-order and I wasn't about to change anything else.
Enjoy the poem or don't. I'm not seeking a critique. It's from a book that has already been published. I'm providing information about the book for those people who think they might enjoy reading more of my poems. For those who don't think they'd enjoy more of my poems, don't visit the link. It's simple.
This is probably the only time I'll participate in Weekend Writing Warriors this month. I may return in May when things are hopefully a little less mad.
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