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February 25th 2021

February 26, 2021 By upinvermont in Bottlecap, Haiku, Winter Tags: Bottlecap, February, Haiku, Winter Leave a comment
  rippling
        under the icicle's drip—February's
            stars

    16: February 25th 2021 | bottlecap
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February 22, 2021

February 22, 2021 By upinvermont in Bottlecap, Haiku, Winter Tags: Bottlecap, February, Haiku, Winter 2 Comments
  snow
        falling on snow—the evergreens' limbs
            touch

        Fern Blockprint
    15: February 22nd 2021 | bottlecap
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February 18th 2021

February 18, 2021 By upinvermont in Bottlecap, Haiku, Winter Tags: Bottlecap, February, Haiku, Winter Leave a comment
  from
        the mouth of the covered bridge—the river's
            breath

           Light Nautilus (Block Print)
    14: February 18th 2021 | bottlecap
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February 15th 2021

February 15, 2021 By upinvermont in Bottlecap, Erotic, Haiku, Winter Tags: Bottlecap, February, Haiku, Winter Leave a comment
   snow
        melting on her tongue and more snow
            falling

            Bird Block Print
    13: February 15th 2021 | bottlecap
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February 11th 2021

February 11, 2021 By upinvermont in Bottlecap, Haiku, Poetry, Winter Tags: Bottlecap, February, Haiku, Winter Leave a comment
  after
        falling in the snow—the imprint of a ripe
            avocado


12: February 11th 2021 | bottlecap
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February 8th 2021

February 8, 2021 By upinvermont in Bottlecap, Haiku, Winter Tags: Bottlecap, February, Haiku, Winter 2 Comments
  where
        the river ends—the endlessly dissolving
            moon
           Mechanical Sky (Block Print)

    11: February 8th 2021 | bottlecap
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February 1st 2021

February 1, 2021 By upinvermont in Bottlecap, Haiku, Winter Tags: Bottlecap, February, Haiku, Winter 4 Comments

    even
        so—she, the paperwhite and the icy
            sun

       blockprint-chisels
    9: February 1st 2021 | bottlecap
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February 27th 2020

February 27, 2020 By upinvermont in Bottlecap, Haiku, Poetry, Winter Tags: Bottlecap, February, Haiku, Winter 2 Comments
she
    combs snow from her hair and at her feet—
        rain

        Celestial Seedlings (Block Print)

16: January 27th 2020 | bottlecap
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February 24th 2020

February 24, 2020 By upinvermont in Haiku, Poetry, Winter Tags: Bottlecap, February, Haiku, Winter Leave a comment
late
    February—seeds shine on the window
        sill

      Seedlings (Block Print)

15: February 24th 2020 | bottlecap
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February 20th 2020

February 20, 2020 By upinvermont in Bottlecap, Haiku, Poetry, Winter Tags: Bottlecap, February, Haiku, Winter 5 Comments
blown
    to ashes by the winter's wind—the evening's 
        sun
  Winter's Wind (Block Print)
14: February 20th 2020 | bottlecap
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Patrick Gillespie has self-published one book of Poetry and edited nothing besides. His poetry and criticism has been firmly ignored and hasn't been translated into a single language. Gillespie has never been a Poet Laureate (let alone a Poet Laureate of the Blogosphere), a Literary Fellow of the National Endowment of the Arts, or a Fellow of the Vermont Arts Council. He has received no prizes from the Poetry Foundation (or any other poetry related organizations) and the devil reportedly worries that Hell will freeze over if he ever receives anything like a Genius Grant from the MacArthur Fellows Program. He has been firmly rejected by any and all publishers. No plaques have been or will be dedicated to him or his poetry. Gillespie has received no recognition or prizes of any kind. He holds zero academic credentials or titles. In short, Gillespie is just like you -- of little to no importance to all but a few. You have no reason whatsoever to read him. He wears bottle-cap glasses, works as a Carpenter, has three daughters and a good sense of humor. He is currently replacing all the bad windows in his Vermont home.

“If we took poets at their own valuation and judged them by their own methods, every scribbler would be a genius.” ~ William Logan

“I am indifferent to the judgement of all, except the few who are indeed judicious.” ~ William Cowper

“There is a kind of success called “of esteem” and it butters no parsnips. It means a success with the critical few who are supposed to know. But really to arrive where I can stand on my legs as a poet and nothing else I must get outside that circle to the general reader who buys books in their thousands.” ~ Robert Frost

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