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Category: Spoonie Poetry and Prose

Out of Spoons, Spoonie Poetry and Prose

Digital Cleansing

Drawing by Jen Thorpe

Earth, air, fire, water

Internet, a form of spirit

Help me cleanse this blog of mine

So the spammers won’t go near it


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by JenMay 27, 2019August 18, 2021
Out of Spoons, Spoonie Poetry and Prose 0 comments on Pollen Spewing Plants

Pollen Spewing Plants

Here I sit, with itching eyes

All because I went outside

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by JenApril 12, 2019June 4, 2021
Out of Spoons, Spoonie Poetry and Prose 0 comments on Cursed with Allergies

Cursed with Allergies

I wrote this poem while under the influence of both Zyrtec and Benadryl, which I hoped would help me survive this year’s Fall pollen season. The suffering I go through every Fall (and Spring) feels like a curse.

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by JenSeptember 4, 2018June 4, 2021
Out of Spoons, Spoonie Poetry and Prose 0 comments on Needles

Needles

Here is a haiku that I originally posted on Mastodon. It is about the relief I experience after an acupuncture treatment.

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by JenAugust 8, 2018June 4, 2021
Out of Spoons, Spoonie Poetry and Prose 0 comments on Fire Season

Fire Season

The inspiration for this poem was a “prescribed burn” that was close enough to my home for the smoke to blow in the windows and set off my allergies. (Photo from Pixabay.)

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by JenJune 21, 2018June 5, 2021
Out of Spoons, Spoonie Poetry and Prose 1 comment on That Demon Named Pain

That Demon Named Pain

I wrote this poem on April 8, 2018, about the pain that my chronic illnesses inflict upon me. The poem was originally posted on Medium.  It earned me a whole seven cents shortly after I posted it – and nothing after that.

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by JenMay 11, 2018June 5, 2021
Out of Spoons, Spoonie Poetry and Prose 0 comments on Head Full of Pollen

Head Full of Pollen

Ten point four today
If I make no sense later
Blame pollen and drugs

Head Full of Pollen is a post written by Jen Thorpe on Book of Jen and is not allowed to be copied to other sites.

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by JenApril 10, 2018June 6, 2021
Out of Spoons, Spoonie Poetry and Prose 0 comments on Everything Hurts Today

Everything Hurts Today

My eyes are itching
Pollen count is ten point five
And everything hurts

Everything Hurts Today  is a post written by Jen Thorpe on Book of Jen and is not allowed to be copied to other sites.

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by JenMarch 31, 2018June 6, 2021
Out of Spoons, Spoonie Poetry and Prose 0 comments on The Plants are Attacking

The Plants are Attacking


Nine point eight today
This is gonna fucking hurt
Tortured by pollen

The Plants are Attacking is a post written by Jen Thorpe on Book of Jen and is not allowed to be copied to other sites.

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by JenMarch 24, 2018June 6, 2021
Out of Spoons, Spoonie Poetry and Prose 0 comments on Not Gonna Happen

Not Gonna Happen

Photo by twinsfisch on Unsplash

Here is a haiku that I wrote on a day when the pollen count was too high. It was originally posted on Mastodon.

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by JenMarch 12, 2018June 6, 2021

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