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LEAVES EVER LASTING
Nuts! What tree is this, That defies Winter and Nature, So as not to give up its leaves, Till Spring’s round the corner, Why? Why do Oak...
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RESPITE REALITY
*The French Broad, Asheville, 30 foot high and rising raging I close my eyes Gently To sleep And voila! A beautiful array of bare...
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4 days ago4 min read
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HUGKU
*photo by B&L photography Hug someone today Tell them how wonderful they are Hold their hand in yar’s tom tenbrunsel Carl Sandburg Writer...
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6 days ago1 min read
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THE CAMPFIRE
Standing against the total darkness of a new moon, Fire holds back the chill as Tom and Tommy swap campfire stories and sort out the...
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Apr 11 min read
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SMELL THE SMOKE
Obscured Appalachians The air thickens around us, Tiny airborne ash particles, Belie distant danger, Where are my mountains high? Smoke...
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Mar 301 min read
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CADDYWAMPOUS
Daddy bought me a brand new bike🎶 Brand new bike🎶 A brand new bike🎶 “Upseedaisey” Daddy bought me a brand new bike🎶 It was...
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Mar 251 min read
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BE AWESOME!
*post by Erin Secretarski, Asheville Reality Tom Tenbrunsel is a local Weaverville poet whose philosophy is 'write every day'. He...
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Mar 211 min read
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MEMORIES/MEMORIAM
*duVois Fading snapshots Of things and people and events and happenings Once quite real Sometime ago Sometime in the past Sometime...
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Mar 181 min read
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OXYGEN
OXYGEN Oh Oxygen! My un intrusive friend Taken for granted Such an important Life source Without which I am nothing I am but a man in...
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Mar 161 min read
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WHERE DOES THE WIND BEGIN?
*photo courtesy of Nana Oh wind My wild weary wind Wind in my face as I race Through life My comforting cool breeze Pollinator...
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Mar 142 min read
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IMPORTALIZING
Young ago I was trampoline jumping When my eyes spied An opening in the sky Sorta portal-like High, higher than high I jumped and bounced...
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Mar 131 min read
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SILHOUETTE
*photo by KaitlinTen my silhouette my dear darkened silhouette my fav companion on the dark side how you move so gracefully silently...
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Mar 81 min read
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GITJASOME 👏👏👏👏👏
You like my work? Support me. Buy my books. Leave a thoughtful review on Amazon!!! And for God’s sake. Tell your friends on social media....
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Mar 71 min read
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ASHES TO DUST
Ashes Ashes Dust to Dust Every person Every one of us Must So Love Live Celebrate and Trust If you must tom tenbrunsel poet laureate of...
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Mar 51 min read
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JUST WRITE IT
yes, no pressure. write what you can when you can. if you ask me to write a poem, I can’t. when I least expect it, BAM! then the Spirit...
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Mar 31 min read
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CHOP STICK RANT
*photo compliments of insungyoon on Unsplash Chop Sticks best played on the piano.* So you’re eating food at a restaurant with...
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Mar 12 min read
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MOTHER’S GAME
My mother loved finding coins Be they nickels dimes or quarter A penny would do Oh my! A Kennedy half dollar!!! What joy Just a small boy...
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Feb 251 min read
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NANA’S QUILTS
*Throw Me! handmade by Nana Nana's Quilt, Throw Me! One of 150 she lovingly made by hand. Oh for sure stop by she’ll gladly show you her...
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Feb 212 min read
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MISC POEM
the poet on rainy days I write very often in the night pink skies at night twilight till rosy dawn I delight in re-reading aloud perusing...
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Feb 181 min read
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MARAH by Marah
FulCourte’ Press is proud to announce it’s first book in the new series, “Introducing New Talent,” MARAH by Marah. It is the first ever...
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Feb 161 min read
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