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Dear Readers:
Thank you for visiting
Contemplating August. I
hope this section will help you decide if you want to spend more time here,
as there are countless sites
offering poetry on the web - at least 20,000 of them. Many are worth visiting, but some you
will undoubtedly choose to pass by.
Please sample some of my work below. It is my hope that you
will find something worthwhile here. If you do, maybe I've given you incentive to visit
again. If not, at least you will have found out quickly. :-)
If you do decide to stay, you
will find about 500 poems in what will soon be 20 on-line chapbook collections
spanning ten years of writing. Please also visit the "About the author & site" section and my
blog,
which covers philosophy and writing-related topics.
Best wishes,

jon_bohrn @ augustpoetry.org
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simile
- literally,
a comparison using the words "like" or "as". From "Last Days of May", the Fall '98 collection.
Ohio
- a winter journey. From "Pirates
Parrots of 2nd Street", the 2003 collection.
instinct
- the
embodiment of a fear of those we don't know. From "After
the Rains", the Winter '98 collection.
Fall
- study of a season. From "hands
of bridges", the Fall/Winter '00 collection.
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Matt's
Manifesto
- a philosophy on time passing. From "Pervasive Transport", the Spring '00 collection.
Travels
with Jane - a collection of short poems. From "Pirates
Parrots of 2nd Street", the 2003 collection.
[Da Gama returns]
- stranded self-reflection. From "3
Rivers", the 2004 collection.
Lions
- a eulogy. From "Pirates
Parrots of 2nd Street", the 2003 collection. |
Icarus, later - the aftermath. From "Left
of the Afternoon",
the 2006-07 collection.
spaces
- a change in
surroundings. From "Signs in the language of
traffic", the Summer '00 collection.
café noir (black
coffee) - a look at a familiar stranger. From the "rampart"
collection.
Gulf Coast, 1978
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Remembering someone loved. From "Autumn
Crossing",
the 2007 collection.
moment - a contemplation. From "Lands",
the 2008 collection.
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thought
for Thursday - introspection on recurring events. From "Pervasive Transport", the Spring '00 collection.
Last days of May
a
growing anticipation of change. From "Last Days
of May", the Fall '98 collection.
Santa Monica Pier
- an evening by the ocean. From "Vacancies",
the Summer '99 collection.
late August
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that feeling of growing older. From "Under a Sky",
the Summer '98 collection.
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ancestry - our culture shaping our
perception. From "Catal", the 2002 collection.
Departure
- a
loss of perspective. From "Signs in the
language of traffic", the Summer '00 collection.
leaves
- a
reflection on time passing. From "Vacancies",
the Summer '99 collection.
Athena
- a
"statement of incompatibility." From "Under
a Sky", the Summer '98 collection.
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Vienna,
1999 - coming to terms with
history and ancestry. From "Carambique", the
2001 collection.
Seascape
- a time
and a place. From "Pervasive Transport", the Spring '00 collection.
carmine
- the price
of something worthwhile. From "Glass Panes", the Spring '99
collection.
wait
- patient
expectation. From "Clouds, intervening", the Fall '99 collection.
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Sakura - we, as the conduit of events
around us. From "Catal". the 2002 collection.
Oceanside II
(Colors) - I really did think this was an original thought. My cynical self wouldn't let
me turn it into a serious statement, though. From "Sketchbook",
the Spring '98 collection.
Santa Monica Mountains
- a place for the spirit. From "3
Rivers", the 2004 collection.
mass
- a company of humanity. From "hands
of bridges", the Fall/Winter '00 collection.
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boats
- memories and
farewells. From "Glass Panes", the Spring
'99 collection.
Realization
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The fear of getting to know someone. From "On
the Water's Edge", the Fall/Winter '97 collection.
Saskatchewan
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an instinctive sense of connectedness. From "bounding
of Elements", the 2005
collection.
Journey West - a
cultural heritage. From "Catal", the 2002
collection.
Lands - Stopping in an important place. From "Lands",
the 2008 collection.
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remembering carol
- A recollection from a friend's point of view. From "On the Water's Edge", the Fall/Winter '97
collection.
Article - a
statement on child and sexual abuse.
From "Pirates
Parrots of 2nd Street", the 2003 collection.
interlude
- a
temporary respite from guilt. From "After the
Rains", the Winter '98 collection.
custody - the keeping
of something precious. From "Pirates
Parrots of 2nd Street", the 2003 collection.
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Gardening
- the fragility of the living. From "bounding
of Elements", the 2005 collection.
In the Volksgarten (Public Gardens),
Vienna - coming to terms with childhood recollections. From "Autumn
Crossing",
the 2007 collection.
to a coil of razor
wire - a fence and its purpose. From "After
the Rains", the Winter '98 collection.
Return - Introspection. From "Lands",
the 2008 collection.
seasons
- facing
the winter of one's spirit. From "lately, the silence",
the Winter '99 collection.
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Cathedrals
- an examination of our creations and beliefs. From "Autumn
Crossing",
the 2007 collection.
a
lifeguard laments the winter - reminiscing better days. From "On the Water's Edge", the Fall/Winter '97
collection.
Long
Beach Winter - seasonal
still-life. From "hands of
bridges",
the Fall/Winter '00 collection.
water's
edge - turning to face the
past. From "On the Water's Edge", the Fall/Winter '97
collection.
First light / Last light - A
day's beginning and end. From "Lands",
the 2008 collection.
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