The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily
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Today’s poem is Ode to The Lone Star State by Jubi Arriola-Headley.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… "On a flight to Kansas City just before the most recent Super Bowl, the pilot taunted Chiefs football fans. Just before takeoff, he donned his Dallas Cowboys baseball cap. In jest, he claimed, despite not having made it to the Superbowl, his team still carried the banner as “America’s Team.” Half the plane booed. He announced those who booed could remove their seat cushions and sit on iron the entire flight. The whole cabin laughed. Texas often takes it on the chin. I, too, once decried the second largest American state maybe because my Eagles often lost big games to the Cowboys. Yet, my appreciation for Texas has grown over the years.”
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982: Rain
981: Through a closed mouth the flies enter
980: Villanelle
979: The Listening World
978: And the Beautiful
977: sights and sounds on my way to you
976: Wonder Wheel
975: Love after Love
974: Did you want to come in?
973: Sword Swallowing Lessons
972: Light Upon The Body
[encore] 936: Voyeuristic Intentions
[encore] 929: this is a library
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[encore] 935: Happy Campus
[encore] 904: The Statues and Us
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