• A Question Of Sanity

    the other day i mentioned that next year  i plan to hike the 800-mile Arizona trail, from Utah to Mexico, resulting in barely suppressed laughter eyes rolling like marbles, and silly gestures. people say it’s crazy to put boots on and hike every day not sure of where (or if)  i will sleep that night.…

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  • Bailey and Becky’s Ballad

    brave bonehead bailey boldly beckoned bashful  big-boned becky benderbust briefly becoming besties before brusque bitter breakup because bonehead bailey buttered bread beside busty betsy boondocks behind ben bartlett’s brown barn © 2025 Bruno Talerico  Stafford challenge Day 33/365

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  • Crystalline Divinity

      small enough to rest in my palm, yet it casts light across great distances. the crystal in the garden, on its pedestal of ordinary stone, at night becomes the universe, galaxies shimmering in every facet. at dawn, it stretches long shadows, black as velvet. by day, it is a prism, splitting light into rainbows.…

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  • Sunday Morn

      this morning poet’s sleeping  heart groggily  uninspired not sickly dead or dying taking a rest day © 2025 Bruno Talerico  Stafford challenge day 31/365

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  •  ​ As I pen these thoughts, is the weight of history shifting like the swaying of the pines? If time is a construct, an invention of my mind, attempting to grasp the meaning of nothing and infinity, can a new experience point backward in time, giving fresh meaning to a past event, like sunrise illuminating…

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  • Serene Sunrise

    like pink cotton puffs on pale blue placemats  clouds drift lazily over the hillside. cock crows and, full of promise, a new day begins © 2025 Bruno Talerico  Stafford challenge day 29/365.

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  • High Fashion

    eerie drone drifts  through fog shrouded heather  frugal Dougal blowing highland pipes  (wonder whats under his kilt) giraffes in pink lingerie know queen Victorias secret hints of Coco’s chanel mingle with sparkling wine corks pop fireworks stop smooth skinned super mods super bods swish sway sashay down Milanese runway pushing products no one needs and…

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  • Different Enough (2)

    Hey there. Listen up, everyone, Life’s a roaring river, class-five rapids— twisting, turning, churning, unpredictable— like syncopation in a jazz riff. Around each bend, a new scene, flashes of color, explosions of light! We are not just shadows on a blank canvas; we are bold brushstrokes. Each note a different vibe, a jam session of…

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  • The Hole

     ​ After the divorce, he began navigating a new landscape, focusing on self-growth, embracing a frugal life. One rainy day, he discovered the book on the discount shelf of a thrift shop, cover faded yet inviting, a beacon of hope for self-discovery. A fictional classic, brimming with promises of adventure and wisdom. He added it…

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  • Different Enough

      life is  necessarily unpredictable,  that may be  what makes it possible. are we different enough  to stay interesting and similar enough  to stay together? when you don’t think  you can move forward, when you’re  sad about your yesterdays, not sure about  what will happen tomorrow, your purpose is  just being. © 2025 Bruno Talerico …

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