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Monday, March 31, 2008

Book No. 2 Available!

Check out my publisher page for the links to buy my two published books! Book No. 1: The Washington Poems Book No. 2: Sonnets for the Spanish Buy one or both today! Postscript: More coming once I get a few administrative tasks out of the way. BTW, Amazon and BookSurge take care of your orders, so... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 28, 2008

A Play at Kabin Rock

A Play at Kabin Rock I blew the horn In the cabin morn To begin the play in the loft The lines uncertain Cues behind the curtain The big kids whispered prompts The moose head's vacant eyes And our parental smiles Watched the children's show Copyright © 2008 by C. P. Klapper Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 23, 2008

Cold Waters

Cold Waters Their little frigid feet That dared the Monterey waves And the Fundy tides Led by their Eskimo sis -- Legs baptized in the Seaway -- Reminders of the cold streams Dammed for youthful swims Copyright © 2008 by C. P. Klapper Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Love Is

Love Is Love Is Love makes to be And all that grasping of Power For what Love creates Is death Is not Copyright © 2008 by C. P. Klapper Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Progress on some fronts

My latest uploads for my second book seem to have done the trick. BookSurge has it at "Imposition" status, which is apparently fairly close to "print ready". After that, I order a small sample, from which I send one to the Library of Congress and few others. Also, my appointment at the eye doctor... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 14, 2008

Shirts

Shirts The workaday business shirts With a blemish or a tear Are now, with buttons in back, The work clothes, with specks of paint, Of my little ones Each before their easel Squinting in the sun Copyright © 2008 by C. P. Klapper Just remembering my little artists in summer. Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 12, 2008

I haven't disappeared off the face of the earth

... just working on releasing my second book of poems. Had a little glitch with the photo I used on this one in that the resolution is not high enough. After I correct that tonight and upload the pdf file for the cover, then it is off to Poet's Wednesday, finally having printed copies of my first... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 10, 2008

How's Your Monday?

How's Your Monday? Do you mind it very much, Your returning to work? Or does it kind of suck, As it has for me, But you're just too shy, as I am to tell you? So here I am, Baiting these lines With my own concern, Casting towards you, Or so I hope, As I fish for your sympathy. Copyright © 2008 by C.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Goodbye Marx

Goodbye Marx Listen, Marx For once, just LISTEN Just listen, Marx Communist Lenin No-longer-a-peasant-if-you-ever-were-one Stalin Put-words-in-each-worker's-mouth Fraud -- You had a nice bunch of promises in your day, But they were just words And words And words. Your Saint Fidel has a million of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 29, 2008

On My Answering Machine

On My Answering Machine Leave, if you must, a message here But do try to be friendly And if you are a creditor, You'll get some 'bout month-endly Copyright © 2008 by C. P. Klapper I have had some of my longer poems on my answering machine. My friends will enjoy the new, shorter message. Sign in to see full entry.

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