poems for the everyday and the ordinaryTumblr (3.0; @sosopoems)http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/<a href="http://sosopoems.com/2012/06/15/coffee-cup-poem-no-75/">Coffee Cup Poem no.75</a>: <p><img height="240" src="http://sosopoemsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/coffee-cup-poem-75.jpg?w=240&h=240" width="240"/></p>http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/25381655368http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/25381655368Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:06:08 -0400<a href="http://sosopoems.com/2012/06/02/coffee-cup-poem-no-74/">Coffee Cup Poem no.74</a>: <p><img height="300" src="http://sosopoemsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/coffee-cup-poem-no-74.jpg?w=300&h=300" width="300"/></p>http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/25381624614http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/25381624614Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:05:41 -0400<a href="http://sosopoems.com/2012/06/01/coffee-cup-poem-no-73/">Coffee Cup Poem no.73</a>: <p><img src="http://sosopoemsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/coffee-cup-poem-no-73.jpg?w=300&h=300"/></p>http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/25381587118http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/25381587118Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:05:07 -0400<p>Inspiring Blog Award</p> <p><img alt="inspiringblogaward.jpg" src="webkit-fake-url://3D14F23E-2EEE-46C0-B7FE-FB7B77EC1027/inspiringblogaward.jpg"/></p>http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/23547280120http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/23547280120Tue, 22 May 2012 11:53:06 -0400<a href="http://sosopoems.com/2012/05/01/coffee-cup-poem-no-72/">sosopoems.com</a>http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/22201100561http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/22201100561Tue, 01 May 2012 13:40:15 -0400<p><em>Musings Upon Waking Up </em></p> <p>The sweet smell of freshly mowed grass<br/>raises up through the summer air<br/>and tickles my nose as it passess<br/>along on the warm summer breeze.</p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><strong>Read the rest of the Poem at <a href="http://www.sosopoems.com/"><a href="http://www.sosopoems.com">http://www.sosopoems.com</a></a></strong></span></p> <p><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-867" height="300" src="http://sosopoemsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/coffee-cup-poem-no-71.jpg?w=300&amp;h=300" title="" width="300"/></p>http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/21381818885http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/21381818885Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:02:43 -0400Texasoklahomapoetrycoffeemorningheatbirdsnatureteathoughtsdaydreamsmusingsreadingwritingpeace<p><em>I Live Life By the King of Words (Jorge Luis Borges Was Right)</em></p> <p>I chose to see the world through my eyes<br/>and through blank pages<br/>letters scrawled across empty spaces<img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-836" height="300" src="http://sosopoemsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/coffee-cup-poem-no-69.jpg?w=300" title="" width="300"/><br/>and connected by seas of ink.</p> <div></div> <p><strong>Read the rest of the Poem at <a href="http://www.sosopoems.com/"><a href="http://www.sosopoems.com">http://www.sosopoems.com</a></a></strong></p> <div></div>http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/21358812861http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/21358812861Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:51:29 -0400poetrycoffeewritinginspirationliterature<p><em>Theories On the Nature of Tragedy: A Working Mule</em></p> <p>The devil likes to keep a mule,<br/>And nudge it with a stick<br/>Or lash it with a whip.</p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">When it stumbles, this mule,<br/>Loses its balance, and trips<br/>It becomes the devil’s trick</span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><strong>Read the rest of the Villanelle at <a href="http://www.sosopoems.com/"><a href="http://www.sosopoems.com">http://www.sosopoems.com</a></a></strong></span></p> <p><img align="left" class="alignright wp-image-842" height="270" src="http://sosopoemsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/coffee-cup-poem-no-691.jpg?w=270&amp;h=270" width="270"/></p>http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/21269019093http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/21269019093Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:57:00 -0400religionpoetrypoemdevilgodanimalstragedynature<p><em>Come With Me, Little Girl, Dusk is Drawing Near</em></p> <p>The world I know is burning away</p> <p>Beams of sunlight fall with ashen tips,</p> <p>On fire and lost in the cinder swirls of gray.</p> <p><strong>Read the rest of the Villanelle at <a href="http://www.sosopoems.com"><a href="http://www.sosopoems.com">http://www.sosopoems.com</a></a></strong></p> <p><img src="http://sosopoemsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/coffee-cup-poem-no-68.jpg?w=270&amp;h=270"/></p>http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/21192923662http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/21192923662Sun, 15 Apr 2012 23:15:00 -0400poetryhunger gamesliteraturefirecoffeevillanellenature<p>The leaves dance in anticipation,</p> <p><img alt="" class="alignright wp-image-805" height="270" src="http://sosopoemsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/coffee-cup-poem-no-67.jpg?w=270&amp;h=270" width="270"/></p> <p>Letting loose a sea of green<br/>That travels in waves over the wind<br/>Landing in swirls of verdant</p> <p><em>This is only the beginning</em></p> <div><em><br/></em>read the rest at <a href="http://www.sosopoems.com"><a href="http://www.sosopoems.com">http://www.sosopoems.com</a></a></div>http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/21122734559http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/21122734559Sat, 14 Apr 2012 22:40:43 -0400poetryliteraturechildhoodbooksnature<p><strong>Read the rest of the poem at <a href="http://www.sosopoems.com"><a href="http://www.sosopoems.com">http://www.sosopoems.com</a></a></strong></p> <p><em>Tornado Season</em></p> <p>The sky’s swirl of ashen yellow is deceiving<br/>as it tumbles between errie and beauty<br/>and rain, once downpour, suddenly<br/>fades to a drizzle–everything goes calm.</p> <p>today tornado season begins.</p> <p><img alt="" class="alignright wp-image-801" height="240" src="http://sosopoemsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/coffee-cup-poem-no-66.jpg?w=240&amp;h=240" width="240"/></p>http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/21054081101http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/21054081101Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:45:44 -0400<p>In the midst of a storm ridden week</p> <p>this morning promises sun</p> <p>and a vague idea of heat</p> <p>that buzzes in the air</p> <p>and kisses dew tipped trees. </p> <p>I draw in a breath of muggy daylight</p> <p>and bask in the idea of sunlight.</p> <p><img height="300" src="https://p.twimg.com/AqM4VvVCEAAJxnH.jpg:large" width="300"/></p> <p>Read more of my poetry at <a href="http://www.sosopoems.com" title="Read more of my poetry at sosopoems.com" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.sosopoems.com">http://www.sosopoems.com</a></a></p>http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/20900778867http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/20900778867Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:44:00 -0400poetryweathermorningwriting<p><img align="right" height="300" src="https://instagr.am/p/I9MPo8GOJx/media/?size=l" width="300"/></p> <p>This morning I woke up</p> <p>lesson in hand </p> <p>armed with coffee</p> <p>and ready to teach.</p> <p>Rain trickles down </p> <p>and steams my window</p> <p>as I look out on the morning</p> <p>perfectly dreary</p> <p>thinking of the warm classroom&#8212;</p> <p>my second home.</p>http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/20837681100http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/20837681100Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:39:00 -0400coffeeeducationteachingrainydaylessonsliterature<a href="http://sosopoems.com/2012/04/09/coffee-cup-poem-no-64/">sosopoems.com</a>: <p><img src="http://sosopoemsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/coffee-cup-poem-no-64.jpg?w=300&h=300"/></p> <p>Coffee Cup Poem no.64, “Reading Musings of Childhood Nostalgia” by dlpfaff. Click to read the poem!</p>http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/20820510915http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/20820510915Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:35:23 -0400<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F39039183&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Check out some seriously awesome music at <a href="http://www.colefordmusic.com/"><a href="http://www.colefordmusic.com/">http://www.colefordmusic.com/</a></a></p>http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/20784876450http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/20784876450Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:59:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m09mskdfbh1qjmltxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Wish my shelves of books looked like this!</p>http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/20783630176http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/20783630176Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:33:17 -0400literature<p>Sitting down with some tea or a glass of beer and writing!</p>http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/20781652793http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/20781652793Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:47:58 -0400<a href="http://sosopoems.com/2011/12/14/coffee-cup-poem-no-29/">sosopoems.com</a>: <p><strong>Coffee Cup Poem no.29, “The Flattery of Shadows When in Unusual States” by </strong></p> <p><strong>dlpfaff</strong><img height="288" src="http://sosopoemsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/coffeecuppoemno-29.jpg?w=288&h=288" width="288"/></p>http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/20781417882http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/20781417882Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:42:00 -0400poetrycoffeenature<a href="http://sosopoems.com/2012/03/06/coffee-cup-poem-no-49/">sosopoems.com</a>: <p><strong>Coffee Cup Poem no.49, “Watching the Wind Through Glass” by dlpfaff</strong><img align="middle" height="256" src="http://sosopoemsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/coffeecuppoemno-49.jpg?w=256&h=256" width="256"/></p>http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/20781383409http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/20781383409Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:41:00 -0400poetrycoffeeliteraturedreams<a href="http://sosopoems.com/2012/03/13/coffee-cup-poem-no-54/">sosopoems.com</a>: <p><strong>Coffee Cup Poem no.54, “Mrs. Ramsey, A Moment of Thought” </strong></p> <p><img height="259" src="http://sosopoemsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/coffeecuppoemno-54.jpg?w=259&h=259" width="259"/></p>http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/20781345012http://sosopoems.tumblr.com/post/20781345012Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:40:00 -0400poetrycoffeeliterature