#OTR50 Day 172: Cherry Blossom in Mourning (Rewrite)

August 30, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

I’ve gone back and significantly edited a poem written back in the spring of this year. I was seriously not pleased with it then. That was also the period of my writing where I was under therapist suggested non-edit mode. In other words, I was supposed to just write write write without editing myself. Now, […]

#OTR50 Day 161: Revision to Day 46

August 19, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

Oh expense reports!
My Achilles Heel | My administrative nightmare|
You shame me with my errors
| International conversions that drive me to drink

#OTR50 Day 147: The Tale of the Black-Eyed Susans

August 3, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

I am a yard away when the transformation occurs | My paradigm shifts | My perception changes[…]

#OTR50 Day 144: Live Spoken Word Performance

July 31, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

I conquer my concerns | Starting meek and unsure | Finding my voice […]

#OTR50 Day 141: Puppy Dreaming

July 28, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Quiet breathing turns into
Puppy yips and deep bubbly snores | Sleepy stretches become moving legs […]

#OTR50 Day 139: A Haiku about a Pub

July 26, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

I was hanging out at Pinos the other night. Even when I don’t take advantage of the fact that we have a place in our town that has live music and a gathering space, I know it’s there. The thought that there is a place that can feel like a small town extension of my living […]

#OTR50 Day 138: Trim Castle

July 25, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

I imagine that people who live in around sites and vistas begin to not realize how wonderful and amazing their local attractions can be. This makes me wonder if I take for granted […]

Randi S. Sumner

Tag: poetry