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LIGHTLY DYING UPON MY VINE

It was my desire
To harvest that metaphor
Thought it well-rooted and secure
To discover
It was terra-fied
Disengaging
Lightly dying upon my vine

I witnessed
From a distance
Beneath a cloud
And a shade tree

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August 11, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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NATIONAL BOOK LOVERS DAY
Every day, but today in particular...
Held, Anne Michaels

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August 9, 2026 at 1:39 PM
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REGARDLESS

The crane ascended
A participle dangled
I wrote regardless

©️ jameshoustonarts 2026

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August 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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SELF-STIRRED
Sure...
I'm online.
(You CAN see me, can't you?)
But I write with a fountain pen
On cotton and flax stationery
I stir my own coffee
And I learned
To tie my own shoelaces
A long time ago

©️ jameshoustonarts 2026

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August 1, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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This mornings' senryu...

When the going gets
Tough, the tough write poetry
It's always been thus

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July 19, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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1 IMAGE = 1 POEM/1 SONG
ONE IMAGE: ONE POEM: FOR THE LOVE OF A BOOK He discarded himselfAll that he possessedAll of the for-grantedsThat had been takenAnd all the chancesThat he took Strewn on the sidewalkRipped from carr…
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July 16, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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1 IMAGE = 1 POEM/1 SONG
ONE IMAGE: ONE POEM: FOR THE LOVE OF A BOOK He discarded himselfAll that he possessedAll of the for-grantedsThat had been takenAnd all the chancesThat he took Strewn on the sidewalkRipped from carr…
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July 11, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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LONG/DISTANCE

There is the moment
There is the momentary
And the long/distance

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June 17, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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I FORGOT TO BOMB DRESDEN
I forgot to bomb DresdenForgot to learn my sumsA slide rule meantI could skip outOn a day of KindergartenFrom time to timeOn a fine days’ permissionsIf it suited meTo let the rule slide I for…
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June 10, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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LENDING LIBRARY
If you were blindfoldedAnd led silentlyInto a lending libraryWould there beAny sense of Doubt Among the sundry myriadSenses that would igniteIn such circumstanceKnowing exactlyWhere you now were Le…
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June 2, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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BEFORE THIS
I’ve been brokenBefore thisWandering the seas in meWashed up uponMy own shoresSand-time and saltIn my eyes, in my earsIn open woundsIn anything I forgotTo closeI’ll not be broken again …
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May 19, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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AMBITION

I could write entire
Books about what I don't know
Save for ambition

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May 3, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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A PAEAN to HIATUS

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April 18, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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Train tracks and train lines is what I see
No obvious sign to stop me
One line crossed,
Another one stepped over
One gone right,
The other gone left
Lost in direction

~ Hannah Field
Train Tracks & Train Lines

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April 18, 2026 at 3:15 AM
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ROTE

Repetition
Without the need of reason
Steps along the way

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April 12, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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"S" Curves
Main & Broadway

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April 10, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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WAITING

Endlessly waiting
Upon wing-less doves bringing
Broken branches home

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March 30, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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I HAVE BEEN AWAY

I have been away.
It was good. I have returned;
To leave, once again.

©️ jameshoustonarts 2025

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December 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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AÑEJO

The glow of amber
Autumn knows the cost of time
In the age of days

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November 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE SKY

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November 8, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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OPPOSITE END

Almost everyone
I know
Has exited
Or has been
Hustled
Out the door

And I...?
I am the stranger
At the
Opposite end

©️ jameshoustonarts 2025

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November 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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BOY OUTSIDE
"When I look at certain things, I find them attractive or interesting or beautiful, and I take pictures. Sometimes they're good, sometimes they're not so good..."

~ Saul Leiter

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October 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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INTERNATIONAL

There is a switch on the dash
You can find in the dark
That will light your way home

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September 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Did you miss 'Southasia's Youthquakes', our conversation with @ambikasat @zymaislam and @inkthink on youth-led protests in #Nepal, #Bangladesh and #lka? You can catch the discussion on YouTube now: buff.ly/SLhu5Ym
Southasia's Youthquakes in Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka—with Himal Southasian
#Nepal #Bangladesh #SriLanka: Three uprisings in three years. Where did they come from? Where are they going? What lessons do that have for each other? A panel discussion with Ambika Satkunanathan…
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September 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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PANEL DISCUSSION: Join @inkthink, @zymaislam @ambikasat as they analyse youth-led protests in #Nepal, #Bangladesh and #lka - and what comes afterwards, 25 September at 7 PM IST: bit.ly/4nI9Vsr
September 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM