Observations

November 18, 2013

“Your phone has a camera? So does mine!”

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Rob

11 years ago

Is there some obscure legalese on Amazon that says all books named “Observations” have to be poetry books with craptacular covers?

Jen

11 years ago

Reply to Rob

Have you not heard? Craptacular covers are the new “in” thing.

Erratic

11 years ago

I can only assume that his poems are as boring as this book cover. I need a nap now.

Jen

11 years ago

Reply to Erratic

Maybe his poems are like lullabys and are intended to lull you to sleep.

James F. Brown

11 years ago

Whoa! _Digital_ poems. Not like, you know, regular poems… They’re, like, digital!

john e. . .

11 years ago

Look closely and you will see your ubiquitous wolf hiding behind a shrub.

Or it’s a clump of dirt.

Jen

11 years ago

Reply to john e. . .

A wolf wouldn’t be hiding there. It’s too tame.

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