Author: Kevin
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Mistress of the Moonlight
Mistress of the Moon Come bathe me in your light My soul is aching, bleeding I need your touch Tonight I hear your laughter Softly I hear it in the air But when I turn to find you I can’t see you Anywhere I pray each night for healing I pray each night For you…
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Inner Mounting Flames
I am the collateral damage Just a stone within your road The punchline to your joke Another beast to bear the load Ignorant and blissful Or so you’d have us think At the Well of Fools you’re kneeling As you take another drink Clearer than a crystal And sharper than a knife You think we…
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No Theme Thursday: 2/27/25
Featured Image by Laura @ Black Moon Lilith Good day, one and all! We’re back with your biweekly dose of NTT! Thanks very much for last round’s awesome submissions. Y’all rocked it as usual! 🤘🤘 If possible, please try to have your posts up by Friday, 03/07/25 to be included in the roundup! Thanks! And,…
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Saturday Six Word Story Prompt (6WSP) #126: 2/22/25
The following is my response to Shweta’s 6WSP for 2/22/25. Check out her blog for this, and other, awesome posts! Prompt for Week #126 (Feb 22, 2025 – Feb 28, 2025) Lost Lost? Or merely finding your way?
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Random Nighttime Pics
A quick selection of nighttime images, taken between 2/14 and 2/21/25 that I thought I would share. May you have a fantastic day and be well! Leaving comments off for this one, as I am going back on my work rotation.
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Broken Roads
We have not posted any photo poems for awhile, so it seemed like the time to put another out there. This three-part piece is penned by the lovely and talented Laura Bennett, and once again, I am extremely grateful for the fantastic words she wrote to accompany my pictures. We hope you enjoy it, and…
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NTT Showcase: 2/13/25 Edition
And we are back once again with another installment of NTT Showcase! I hope everyone is having a great day so far, and is ready for some fantastic reading! Once again this week, we are absolutely loaded with awesome submissions. Take a bow, folks! You are all an extremely talented group! On that note, I…
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Kymber’s Get To Know You 54
These are my answers for Kymber’s Get To Know You #54. Check out her blog for this, and other, fantastic posts! What fictional family would you most like to join? I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse. The Corleone Family. I mean, come on. Money. Power. And most importantly… Clemenza’s homemade pasta sauce.…
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Saturday Six Word Story Prompt (6WSP) #125: 2/15/25
This is my reply to Shweta’s 6WSP. Check out her blog for this, and other, great posts! Prompt for Week #125 (Feb 15, 2025 – Feb 22, 2025) Escape Don’t wait! Escape the ordinary today. I was going to write a follow up paragraph to this SWS, but sometimes, what is understood doesn’t need to…
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Shoe Fly Blues
First, a moment of silence, please. I finally had to pull the trigger and retire my beloved Doc Martens. Farewell, my friend. It was a good run. Yes, I had to put them out to pasture a couple weeks back when I went outside at work and promptly felt the water seeping into my boot.…
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Season of Battle
Charging forth On frozen plain Ignoring numb Ignoring pain Wind like blades Of sharpest steel Cutting deep My bones can feel Heart is pumping Blood of war We spill it here On frozen floor My brethren wolf Swift by my side Battle season To Hell we ride! As I was outdoors breaking ice following our…
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Just One?
I did reply to this last year and named just one (very important) gift, but this year, as I sit here preparing to brave the tundra and chip away a ton of pesky ice, I am enjoying a coffee and reflecting on all the gifts I have been fortunate to receive. And yes, fighting the…
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One Year Later…
And this question is still dumb AF. 😄 Just as I said in last year’s reply, if I did break the law, unintentionally or otherwise, I sure as hell wouldn’t be advertising it here. Or anywhere else really. 😜 So, instead, just like last time, I’ll toss out a quick update on “stuff” in general…
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I Call It Fate
As I look back Upon my life It cuts me deep Just like a knife Decisions Like incisions The blood I gave The blood I’ve lost And never was it Worth the cost A drink in hand Taste of lament I wonder where My spirit went It seems I lost it Long ago It never…
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What Drives Thee
I was here before the beginning And I will be here far beyond the end For countless millennia, I have watched I have studied, and I have pondered Endlessly, I wonder… What drives thee? In the grand scheme of the cosmos You are but a speck of dust What an insect is to you So…
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Valentine’s Friday
I made it myself! Sorry about all the glue on the table. So, I won’t get too mushy here, I promise. 😄 Just wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a Happy Valentine’s Day! Take a moment to tell those whom you care very deeply about just how much they truly mean to you.…
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Retreating To: A Review by Adam Fenner
Alternate image for ‘Retreating To’ Good day, all. I am very honored to share that Adam Fenner has posted a review of my poem Retreating To on his blog. To those who do not know Adam, he is a self-described “former adventurer turned full-time Dad moonlighting as an author.” He regularly reviews writings from across…
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No Theme Thursday: 2/13/25
Featured image by Laura @ Black Moon Lilith Good day all, and welcome to this edition of NTT! Thank you for the fantastic response to the last round. As always, it is greatly appreciated! So many awesome creations! Without further ado, I present this week’s images. If possible, please try to have posts up by…
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Retreating To
Cold, uncaring I’ve become I used to once But now I’m numb My heart is blacker Than the night I used to think I’d found the light Now I see That’s not the case I don’t belong I’m out of place A stranger here Without a friend The time it ticks To toll the end…
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Sunday Night Skies
A few snaps taken from this past Sunday evening. Not the worst batch I’ve taken. Hope you all enjoy and have a nice day. ©2025, The Beginning At Last
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Sleep!
Since today’s modern world seems to already think we don’t need sleep, I would take the extra time, do a total 180, and actually give sleeping a shot. Just to see what it’s like and all that. Solely for experimental purposes, I assure you. Yeah, yeah, I know. It says if you didn’t need it.…
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Like You Read My Mind
It’s the darnedest thing. I was just sitting around thinking “Gee, I post a lot of moon pictures. Maybe I should post something different, like some winter ones.” Lo and behold, here we are. Amazing. 😄 Jokes aside, we had a pretty substantial snowstorm Saturday night/Sunday morning, and I got out at various times to…
The Beginning At Last 