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Poems, Lyrics, and Rhymes

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Our verses cycle through effort, indulgence, awareness, denial — the attainables, and the not-so’s.

We invite minstrels & musicians to freely weave our verses into melodies—and to share if they do.

Forgetful Refrain

A reminder to slow down, look up, and savor our gentle passing.

Double Chin

When the mind and the mirror don’t see eye to eye.

Mug with 'plusaurus' text on a wooden surface

Plusaurusness

To those who, by their own utmost inflation, lurk and hiss from the resplendence of their innermost esteemed shadows.

Circular text collage on a light gray background

Second Hand Loop

In the rhythm of the hunt, the hoard, and the hustle.

Graphic featuring bright red, 18th-century personified typography scripts forming the phrase ‘EACH OUR OWN,’ depicting demons tormenting colonists on a black background. The border showcases the zodiac from Benjamin Franklin’s original ‘Poor Richard’s Almanack.’ The phrase is a quote from Oscar Wilde.

Each Our Own

The stirrings of fear and doubt, as shadows creep across our thoughts.

NASA image of the Penguin and the Egg galaxies.

The Penguin & the Egg

A short poem about the Penguin (NGC 2936) and the Egg (NGC 2937) galaxies. As captured by the scientists and instruments of NASA and its partners.

Jack of All

Master of None

An ode to my fellow dabblers.

Vibrant yellow caterpillar illustration crawling down a flowering vine.

The Friendly Way

A meditation on holding and releasing loss.

Cat's cradle string game illustration. Front image on Fox & Thistle Studio's exclusive 'Cat's cradle card'.

Busy, Busy, Busy

A playful poem dedicated to the Bokonists, and the art of saying goodbye.

All poems by Richard W. Saunders, presented by Fox & Thistle Studio.

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