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Tag Archives: YMCA

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7 November 2019Calvin Olsencoarse, deep, deep end, haiku, never, parenting, poem, Poetry, pool, slope, swimming, toddler, toe, toes, Water, YMCA Leave a comment

I toe the coarse slope
Where the deep end starts—toddler
Asks to be let go

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1 October 2019Calvin Olsenblack, chunk, fall, fitness, gym, haha, haiku, irony, poem, Poetry, right, rubber, shoes, sitting, sole, YMCA Leave a comment

Chunk of black rubber
Falls from my right gym shoe sole
While I’m sitting down

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1 October 2019Calvin Olsenbags, black, fall, fitness, forgotten, gym, gym bag, haiku, land, oops, poem, Poetry, rise, shirt, smell, sweat, t-shirt, threadbare, workout, YMCA Leave a comment

Threadbare black gym bag
Lands on the ground—forgotten
T-shirt smell rises

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1 October 2019Calvin Olsenclean, Dark, dirty, disappearing, disinfectant, fitness, gray, gym, haiku, neoprene, poem, Poetry, slow, streaks, white, workout, YMCA Leave a comment

Dark gray neoprene,
White streaks of disinfectant
Slowly disappear

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12 September 2019Calvin OlsenAround the World, basketball, feel, haiku, poem, Poetry, slow, sports, unfamiliar, weight, YMCA Leave a comment

Weight and feel of an
Unfamiliar basketball
Slow Around the World

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12 September 2019Calvin Olsenbasketball, brick, haiku, long, movement, net, place, poem, Poetry, quick, Shadows, shot, snap, sports, walls, white, YMCA Leave a comment

Long shot snaps the net—
Shadow on a white brick wall
Moves back into place

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22 August 2019Calvin Olsenabsence, bright, empty, exercise, haiku, Light, poem, Poetry, pool, Room, swimming, swimming pool, Water, YMCA Leave a comment

Empty swimming pool
Entire room rendered lighter
In water’s absence

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11 June 2019Calvin Olsenbaby, cool, haiku, lapping, poem, Poetry, pool, splash, swimming, Water, YMCA Leave a comment

Unusually
Cool pool water laps against
A splashing baby

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14 February 2019Calvin Olsendrinking, haiku, inch, kid, line, poem, Poetry, pool, Room, Square, swimming, temperature, texture, tile, Water, YMCA Leave a comment

Textured inch-square tiles
Line the room-temperature pool
My kid tries to drink

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14 February 2019Calvin Olsencircle, clamp, click, duck, exercise, haiku, plastic, poem, Poetry, shoulder, shut, standing, weight, weightlifting, YMCA Leave a comment

Plastic circle clamp
Clicks shut: I duck and stand up
Weight on my shoulders

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