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"What of Yesteryear" Poem
Ocean breeze Hold your sneeze Sometime the fog will clear Awaiting tomorrow Brings its own sorrow but what of yesteryear Tired eyes Sore...

Katie Austen-Calder Wert
Feb 251 min read
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You Have Missed Your Flight
You have spent all morning stressed about making your flight. You have made a dozen alarms to remind you of when you need to leave. TSA...

Katie Austen-Calder Wert
Jan 242 min read
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Proximity is a Pesky Thing
While driving in my car awhile back I started thinking about how grateful I am of KoKo, which is my cute Prius' name. It's honestly...

Katie Austen-Calder Wert
Jan 222 min read
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A Youth Too Grown To Stay
Of all the love lost It was her that it cost That smile, those eyes Oh how they lie Time has pulled and pushed Skin torn, bones bruised...

Katie Austen-Calder Wert
Jan 201 min read
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Fog
9:46a.m What would I say clouds my mind the most? Relationships come to mind way to quickly. Whether or not they bring me joy or who has...

Katie Austen-Calder Wert
Jan 193 min read
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Fountain of Youth
He looks down on me with a cautious hand stretched out trying to hide the pain in his eyes and the slight tremble in his fingers. The air...

Katie Austen-Calder Wert
Jan 185 min read
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Moments In Time
Let me extract a fragment of my mind To see what comes or falls behind What will I notice or befriend? Might I wonder or defend? Will she...

Katie Austen-Calder Wert
Jan 181 min read
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Queen of Swords
Down the way that gravity falls Who are friends who are foes? The lamp glimmers in the breeze What are these crowns...who are these? The...

Katie Austen-Calder Wert
Apr 8, 20221 min read
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Battery Life Analogy: Rest Success!
When do you use a phone? Only if it has a charge correct? You can't use a phone if it's dead. So is true when you need to help others....

Katie Austen-Calder Wert
Jul 9, 20212 min read
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Whiplash of Self-Reflection: My Shadow Self
The splitting of a chocolate bar. The instant coziness of coffee brewing in the nearby pot. The smell of incense smudging the corners of...

Katie Austen-Calder Wert
Jul 8, 20211 min read
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Intertwining
The evening sun is sinking While the cool darkness is rising They reunite another night To make all the wrongs right Watch as the two...

Katie Austen-Calder Wert
Jul 8, 20211 min read
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Sweaty Palms
How rare is it to feel To feel the warm embrace of another To feel the mist on your face under the tempestuous sky To feel the water...

Katie Austen-Calder Wert
Jul 8, 20211 min read
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No Home.
I sit here, in this lively Starbucks, pondering the realization that I might be dead inside. I am astonished at the replaceable,...

Katie Austen-Calder Wert
Jul 8, 20212 min read
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Wild Flowers
She looks but does not see She refuses to see Refuses to hate She looks upon the land that was her home Now empty with no trace of the...

Katie Austen-Calder Wert
Jul 8, 20211 min read
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Dear Younger Me
It's 2018 but you are just five years old. We are sitting together on a longboard at Folly Beach. It's 6 a.m. We are watching the sun...

Katie Austen-Calder Wert
Jul 8, 20212 min read
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Dear Older Me
It's 2002. I'm five years old running barefoot on my family farm. The cool dark soil feels good on your small feet. Sisi is nearby...

Katie Austen-Calder Wert
Jul 8, 20211 min read
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Think
Too often my thoughts become decrepit as they age in my mind. Why do I push my thoughts aside continuously? When will I revere my ability...

Katie Austen-Calder Wert
Jul 8, 20211 min read
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Purification Poem
Let these words slip off my tongue. Let this purify my thoughts, my heart. Let these words bring comfort to the listener. Let my words...

Katie Austen-Calder Wert
Jul 8, 20211 min read
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Finding the Treasures in Everyday Life: The Beach
Maybe when you read this it will transport you to your favorite lounge chair on your favorite beach. Maybe it will encourage you to take...

Katie Austen-Calder Wert
Jul 8, 20212 min read
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Intuition and Beauty
Synchronicity abounds Our heart's thuds, loud Women's voices the wisest of sounds Traditionalist frightened Women's heart's tightened...

Katie Austen-Calder Wert
Jul 8, 20211 min read
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