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A Cardinal Poem with a Bit of an Edge
Singing a Note of Warning I see you perched and nestled tight Above the wispy powdered snow In one small beam of waning light Hid in a...
Dec 31, 20222 min read
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Fly Away, Cardinal Brothers: A New Poem and a Picture of the Two Gents
Fly Away, Cardinal Brothers How goes it there, my crimson friends? Your crests are spiked; your feathers fluffed. You’ve held that pose...
Dec 21, 20222 min read
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Something to Write About: A New "Flash" Poem
Something to Write About We went out walking yesterday, My dog and I alone. My wife declined to go with us For reasons of her own. I...
Dec 19, 20223 min read
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Two New Snapshots in Verse and Two Snapshots with My Smartphone
When this becomes regular to all of us, I will no longer need to write it, but my comments about the snippets of verse and the pictures...
Dec 11, 20222 min read
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Snapshots in Verse and Sunsets
As I have begun doing recently, I will share the poems and pictures and then provide an explanation at the end. See you at the bottom of...
Dec 6, 20222 min read
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All of the Blog Poems Put Together: No Longer A Test: The Real Deal
Yes, the headline is correct. In the PDF above are all the NEW poems that I have posted in this blog. It does not include any of the...
Nov 24, 20221 min read
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My Bluebird's Home: Two Poems in One Day! How About That?
As I did this morning, I will present the poem and then present my ramblings about the poem. Enjoy! My Bluebird’s Home I. In your azure...
Nov 23, 20222 min read
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A Poem Welcoming Winter to North Arkansas in the Style of A. E. Housman
How about this? Enjoy the poem first. Then, read about the inspiration. Welcoming Winter in North Arkansas (In the style of A. E....
Nov 23, 20222 min read
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Revised Uncle Boog: Part One-It's a Whole Lotta New! Also, a Great Place to Start the First Time
If you read my last post, you know that Uncle Boog and the Dogfight ended up being too short to publish as a novel but too long to...
Nov 20, 20225 min read
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A Picture of a Beautiful Flower, News About What I Am Doing, and an Invitation to Revisit Uncle Boog
Kellie took this picture last week of this little flower that bloomed in a flower pot on the porch. With the 20 degree temperatures last...
Nov 13, 20222 min read
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A Saturday Morning Nature Poem
Well, I haven't been writing much lately. You know my excuses, but I will state the over-arching issue: I have a job. That job involves...
Nov 5, 20222 min read
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Just a Friendly Reminder to Get Your Behind to ASUMH on Wednesday, November 2 at Noon
Hey there, everybody! I am just reminding all of you that my colleague in the ASUMH English department and fellow author Annie England...
Oct 29, 20222 min read
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First New Dewey Lynne Story in One Month and Three Days
(I took the picture above as Kellie and I walked at the fairgrounds two or three weeks ago. The sun was up above the dark cloud on the...
Oct 25, 20227 min read
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An Announcement, Two Pictures, and a New Poem
On Wednesday, November 2 from 12:00-1:00, Annie England Noblin and I will be signing copies of our books Christmas in Blue Dog Valley and...
Oct 24, 20222 min read
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A Brand Spanking New Nature Song and a Good Excuse, I Hope
My, oh, my! It has been a week exactly since I have posted anything, and eleven days since I posted anything to read. Here is why. I have...
Oct 3, 20222 min read
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Remember, Tomorrow Night, 5:00-7:00 PM, Wages Brewery in West Plains, Missouri!!!!!!!
Please do not forget that accomplished novelist Annie England Noblin will be signing copies of her new novel Christmas in Blue Dog Valley...
Sep 26, 20221 min read
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Chapter 8: Me and Trooper Qualls
Author's note: This is the last part of Dewey Lynne's arrest story. If you want to hear a specific story from Dewey Lynne, let me know...
Sep 22, 202211 min read
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Please Remember the Book Signing Sept. 27@5:00 pm@Wages Brewery, West Plains, MO.
Ladies and Gentlemen, friends, family, neighbors, purveyors of poetry everywhere, please remember that Annie England Noblin has invited...
Sep 21, 20221 min read
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A Newly Revised Poem from 2005 Written While Sitting at Case Cemetery
Kellie took this picture of a tiny purple flower on our daily walk a few days, maybe even a week or two, ago. The flower is an exquisite...
Sep 18, 20222 min read
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Chapter 7: Open-faced Roast Beefs and a Piece of Pie
Author's Note: Kellie took this picture on one of our daily walks. Chapter 7: Open-faced Roast Beefs and a Piece of Pie I reckon afore I...
Sep 17, 202212 min read
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