Tag Archives: poems

The Weight of Clouds

Posted on 05/15/2016 by Andrew Reynolds

I’ve been thinking about clouds a lot lately. It started with a line on a blog (WordDreams By Jacqui Murray) about a metaphor telling me not to use “hard as nails.” Of course not. It should be, “hard as a … Continue reading →

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Poetry Reading

Posted on 08/19/2015 by Andrew Reynolds

The last few months I’ve been reading my poetry at a local poetry group. After a reading form a featured poet, they have an open mic session. I’ve read a few there and one I marked for publication on their … Continue reading →

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I Had in Mind

Posted on 07/05/2015 by Andrew Reynolds

I had in mind to do a funny post. to spin a yarn, and craft an amusing tale of kids and airplanes. A tail of kites and cats. But melancholy descends in the hours before. Remembrance of childish cares fading … Continue reading →

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It’s Done, Sort of

Posted on 03/15/2015 by Andrew Reynolds

I did it! I finished the first complete draft of my cancer poetry book. Well, maybe ‘finished’ is the wrong word. How about, “decided I’d written enough and stopped writing.” I’ve discovered this with both software engineering projects and writing … Continue reading →