Just Give Me a Minute by Josh Bond 

I'm living with something that isn't there
a most mysterious nothing
a construct of my earthbound mind,
unique in the Milky Way

although it is neither here nor there
nor does it exist at all,
it's giving me the hardest time
demanding my life and my money

it latches onto my mind each day
makes my waking…

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When I Die by Josh Bond

When I die,

I will be quite 
happy to leave 
behind the weight 
of gravity and I hope 
to regain the clear blue 
eyes I had as a child, lost 
into dullness some-
where around 
the age of 
seven

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Immortal Beloveds by Pablo Cipher_O Martinez

Meeting, every time

through –

clear blue eyes

of

innocence. Later…

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The Sacred Gift of Life by Josh Bond

For years and decades as long and far 
as my distant memory will stretch
I've survived under the thumb of an odd belief 
ruled by a crooked conviction 
— felt so true to me at the time —
like a holy motto picked 
from the pockets of the fates
a personal mantra played on repeat 
of a prophecy I was forced to…

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What Ifs

What if it’s better

than we thought?

What if the tears

were worth it?

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Could we be wrong

about what we are sure of?

What if it isn’t

as […]

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Exquisite, how you got the movement started…

A wish smaller than a breadcrumb…

Wow R…

We are really bringing some powerful energies into the world…

Tis amazing…

where movement is non visible

a celestial orbit drawn dawned

o great womb

from Venusian void

these four wolves emerge

Umai Grey wolf […]

Profound wisdom…

Most excellent Wally…

12/30 The Door I Didn’t Slam

Rewriting Memory

I knew I tried to do my best to be honest

But sometimes some relationships don’t pan out

Even if there’s a light amidst kindred spirits

Feelings […]

Weary from the day and tired from the walk. I think okay I’ll just get some take away and we can talk. had my foot supporting the door. The slight […]

Weave the wind the locks of love, hair in knots and clearing skies above.

From here we pray for intercession, Mary Mother so fair, untie these knots that bound me from you my […]

Can definitely relate..:)

These pieces could be encountered on caves

by a faraway civilization…

And it would emanate a glow…

The power of authenticity…

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11/30 the past with the edges sanded down

rewriting memory

pow! that’s when life hit me right square in the face

i had to quickly learn how to roll with the punch

but then that’s when i […]

<#3. :)))

Where Was I Going?

I found myself walking

down a trail in the woods.

Moonlight spilled across my path

lighting the way.

Unsure of […]

I knew you were an educated man..:)))

A story that needs to be told…

To inspire the next generation…

<#3

10/30 The Version Without Hesitation

Rewriting Memory

Money, I chose money over education

Earning a living was a need but it had an effect

I made my way up but then I hit ceilings

I knew […]

:)))

Come to the Nether Worlds…

What a wonderful blessing for the site R…

Totally awesome…

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End of our tether

expired exasperation

those who lay slain

in human fields of ashes

shadow play begins again

there is a ring around the […]

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I like the voice of this piece…

The alternating sentence lengths give both a human and mechanical feel…

Like we are machine like and can perhaps even fix ourselves…

Very nicely done…

<#3

Sleep. It eludes me, running cycles in my mind of past days.

All or nothing.

Sleep. Dreams manage reality, compartmentalize the trauma into boxes fragments […]

Very much like this one…

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The Vantage Point

I’m so high.

You should see the view

from here.

Just like a dream,

but this is my

reality.

Everything is beautiful,

Everything […]

Windows to realms of deepest beauty…

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ask the first stone

for the last word

we are thine ears

quest begets sound

when nine ripples open

Hugin thought

no mere mortal mind

can find […]

You have such a cool way of telling stories in different mediums…

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2 am again. Soft golden light streaming lazily across the room gently planting kisses between the shadows. highlights to curve and slope of the forehead, […]

Like clarity into obscurity…

A nice contrast between what is said

and what is not said…

Very nicely done…

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Day of Reckoning

You always kept me at arm’s length.

Did you sense I wasn’t easy to train?

I was tempted to feel left out,

but I knew it […]

Youre goin deep on these…

I can really see your growth as a human being man…

Thats super cool…

<#3

13/30 The Missed Call I Answered

Rewriting Memory

And delivered right into temptation

My soul went from the smoke into the flame

Yet in a right state of mind and elation

I saw the […]

lean towards this silhouette

my demure shade holds

compounded elixir

hieroglyphic alphabet

casting pollinated […]

Love how you broke the poem into sections…

Really directs the experience…

This is so deep…

(We are really ascending as an NWP NaPo collective…)

So cool…

This makes me think of the sun eaters, or, those who claim

not to eat anything but the sun…

:)))

I think we are capable of far more than we realize…

Feel very…

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The Adventure

This moment is everything.

It contains everything that was, is, and will be.

I am in this moment.

I am able to tap into […]

<#3

Most excellent…

lean towards this silhouette

my demure shade holds

compounded elixir

hieroglyphic alphabet

casting pollinated […]

Ever so powerful and beautiful…

<#3

She holds all these little ones

closest pressed as dried flowers

whose scents fade not

beyond nostalgia

it is not sentiment

nor fragrance […]

Dude…

These NaPo pieces are fire…

NaPo is a magical time and you are certainly harnessing the magic…

I like how your self growth inspires my own self growth…

This is an element I have been thinking about…

The writing as tool of self development…

I think this takes different forms…

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16/30 A Different Kind of Goodbye

Rewriting Memory

I wished I could’ve said it in a different manner

Then again youth comes with vagary and caprice

Some facades will eventually crack or break […]

Very much speaks to conceptualizations of the modern…

How we are focused on the material…

Our common conceptions and misconceptions…

What really is perfect vision..?

Hey…

I actually have 30/20 vision…

The dr said I could be a fighter pilot…

But…

A lot of people never heard of that…

They will think you crazy if you tell them…

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20/20 Vision

What do you see when you look at me?

Do you see my body?

Do you see my scars?

Or can you see me,

who I truly am—

something more […]

An ending or a beginning. Its what between that really matters. I walked into a house and saw my Dad’s old boots. Not his boots but they looked the same.

NWP NaPo Announcement

Greetings everyone..!

This writing festival is goin so good…

I been havin a profound experience…

I feel the power of all of your writing…

It is beautiful that you exist in the world…

I wanted to take a moment and do a mid

festival poem count:

Kathy: 2 poems

Morganna: 23 poems

Kristeen: 13 poems

Tina: 7 poems

Kristina: 14 poems…

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At Risk of Trespass by Josh Bond

There are parts of me that remain untrespassed
and I wonder whether to invite you there
or check them out alone
one more time
before I dare ask you to accompany me
along the ridge path
that drops away to both sides
a fine view to the left
the air clear and bright  
and to the right the fog of despair 
which is…

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Before the Supperbell Rings by Josh Bond

Wait not until the wild

tiger takes you over
but let yourself run free
before the supperbell rings
drift no more through the fog
of wondrous plots tangled
in their contrivances
hold on to the pitch of your story
so the rubber bullets cannot reach you
nor the ones you love
the starwheels of fortune 
may…

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In a Corner of Apparent Insignificance by Josh Bond

Somewhere, in a corner of

apparent insignificance
I found a piece of honey comb
stuck at the bottom of an old jar

reminded me of the generosity
often hidden in small events
popping into life unexpected
with secret serendipity

signals of a whole other universe
just a hair's breadth away…

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Gift in the Gap by Josh Bond

A popular way to beat myself up

hides in the apparently harmless 
concept of an 'unlived life'
◊ plenty of roads-not-taken
◊ decisions-not-made
◊ opportunities missed
◊ potential-not-achieved
all in a bitter nutshell 
which holds more than 
enough to make me feel 
◊ inept
◊ stupid
◊ awkward
◊◊◊ a failed human…

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Recipe for a Real Source by Josh Bond

A pinch of awareness
a dollop of humility
three table-spoons of courage
and half a pint of perseverance
mix all four ingredients 
until readily assimilated
and heat until hot 
enough to touch briefly 
without getting burnt

the source is now ready 
— which begs the question —
what does it mean to be…

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murmuring muse

twirling looms

o to weave

stitch crossed embroideries

nemesis

let me hold this […]

Vulnerability, the revealing and exposing the raw emotions of passion; that is presented within the practice of a craft.

A craft […]

I will say, I didn’t come to follow, but I would rather not lead. Chances are if you walk next to me, you should be fore warned, I like […]

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Walking step for step the pattern forms as we trail along, when the water forms tear drops falling from the sky. Softly landing on […]

I stepped up the wide gap from ground to the porch landing. The stair was broken in half with one screw keeping one side from […]

<#3

Understanding

Nothing

Before the western sunset

After the summer sprinkles

Clearly

Kindness

Touched by […]

NaPo Award:

I have been looking at awards for your participation in NWP NaPo..

I was originally going to get certificates for yall...

But I have decided to do something special for this first group...

I am truly impressed by all of you...

To be honest, I genuinely thought all was lost...

That I would be doing NaPo by myself...

I was like encircled…

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NaPoWriMo2026

April 08

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behind a door that looks like home

vague shadows line the walls

I tiptoe when I walk

I brace myself to crawl

the vicious way you talk

cuts […]

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(I hearts me some Playful Mystic..)

You are truly awesome..

Content With the Lie

If you had asked

I would have been honest.

But you always seem to look away

When things get real.

Are you […]

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Above the Tree Tops

I look up to the sky

and taste my freedom.

Like a bird who escapes its cage,

I soar above the tree tops,

relishing […]

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Bottomless Pit

Why do you rage?

The world is your oyster,

yet you act like you’re locked in a cage.

Are you that disappointed

that you […]

You have such a cool way of surfacing wisdom…

(We have some awesome writers on this site..!)

Oh hey…

I been lookin at awards you can set on your writing desk,

rather than a certificate…

For this initial group…

(It is likely this is the group for the 1st NWP NaPo…

I am thinking of doin a fall festival…

Maybe…

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The Pendulum Swings

Back and forth

Back and forth

It’s more difficult for me than it is for you.

No it’s much more difficult for me.

Is […]

<#3

(Going to get caught up on A’s NaPo…)

09/30 A Version Without Regret

Rewriting Memory

I was in town visiting my son one Saturday

When I told him: “later we’ll go visit grandpa”

But time ran out and other plans got in the way

I […]

Tis a strange concept…

So many strange occurrences have been happening recently…

Are you familiar with the story of Chris Bledsoe..?

(His son has a YouTube channel Bledsoe Said So…)

His story is wild…

Essentially, he is an “experiencer of the phenomenon”…

Who has been studied by NASA and has communicated

with people…

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What Will You Do?

If I ascend,

will you feel hollow?

If I go ahead

will you try to follow?

Can you have peace of mind,

if I leave you […]

You make some cool digital art…

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Sacred Space By Josh Bond

When

after many

years of seeking

two souls meet in sacred space

guided by the law of attraction of equals

both know that happiness is not made

by one on behalf of the other

both commit to being themselves

in each other's presence as a daily practice

both cherish their time shared

as a gift of their precious life

together…

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Greetings. As some of you may know, I have been going deep into the poems of Josh Bond. There is saying about wisdom: When you take one step toward wisdom, wisdom takes two steps toward you. I think this saying has been worded in different ways. However the saying goes, Josh’s work is stepping into the frontiers of my heart and soul. 
My process…

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Carried me along…

Wonderful ending..:)

A Tangerine sky

So vivid, so brilliantine bright

Lights the Eastern view

With apricot, orange, a bitten peach hue

A fruitful morning

Yet

With […]

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The crepitant sounds
Of frozen plastic pounds,
Veggies or pancake rounds
Asmr feeling
Better than any peeling
Chopping or pureeing
In a […]