Eight hundred poems
Stories, essays, falling leaves
You caught their meaning
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D. J. Reddall
I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.
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I wanted to title this something different, but worried that my chosen title might cause problems entering the United States in the future so this is the new title. It's the greatest title. No one has ever written a title better than this. (All titles unrelated to content).
Let me be honest. I am finding this difficult. Now, I like a challenge, a stretch, a bit of an obstacle course. “Write about the decline of the British Empire in the form of a narrative poem in which your protagonist is an artichoke” I read, and flex my fingers. “Write a haiku to evoke the sensation of sibilance using only the first half of the alphabet.” “Well”, I think to myself, “this should be fun.” But “write about a system that isn’t working”? A system that isn’t working? Now? In 2026? ONE system? My favourite system that isn’t working? The sexiest system that isn’t working? The one giving me the most angst day to day? The one giving me the most existential dread? I am, as I say, finding this difficult. I will own that I have contemplated writing a thousand words on why the steady “all on” setting on my fairy lights is the EIGHTH of seven options which must be sequentially activated to get there, because that is a system that some fool came up with and it definitely doesn’t work, and now who is paying the price, eh? But how can I write about my fairy lights when…. When…. When….
By Hannah Moore5 days ago in Humans
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That's quite an accomplishment. Congrats. I have enjoyed catching their meaning.
Congratulations!
Catching their meaning has been a pleasure. 🍁🍂🌿🍁 Congrats. 800!
One of my favorite words in the universe is the Japanese word for « word »-kotoba. It is made up of 2 characters- koto is the character that means to speak and ba or ha is the character that means leaf. So to me it means that words are spoken leaves. Think of all the trees that can result!
Awesome feat, awesomely delivered. Congrats!
Impressive!!! Congrats on 800 stories! One of your most memorable haikus for me was 'Ignis'. One for the Matt Fromm challenge a while ago. Your work is always rich in deep thought.
Hehe, maybe only 150 of these leaves caught! Congrats D.J our international treasure! 😃🎉
Congratulations on 800, D.J.!! Vocal is so very much the richer for having your wisdom and artistry here!
We have indeed, and are the better for it. Congregations, and thank you!