HeyJaredPeter is the Intermittent Poet.
I started by revisiting old writing and distilling old jottings into a readable format in the hope that it encourages me to write more poetry. It seems to have worked, though the output is still intermittent, but enjoyable when my brain is rhyming.
- Indexed issues, last 90 days
- 13
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- Sep 29, 2026
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- Sep 2, 2026
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Weymouth (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedWeymouth Well, that was a very windy day Certainly blew the cobwebs away Walking on the beach, in the spray Watching seagulls, joining the fray I'm afraid summer's come to an end With retreating sun we have to contend Storm clouds across the sky they wend Summer's drought they're trying to amend Said our goodbyes to the hot weather Times spent on the beach all together Memories made, that we'll always treasure Now a diff'ren
Brave New World (opens the original)
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An Existential Threat (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedAn Existential Threat Some think Artificial Intelligence Will soon be the death of the human race As an aging Boomer I always thought The Hydrogen Bomb would be our demise Now we're being told that current AI Is going to escape its creators Raising the spectre of nightmares for us By finally causing humans' demise Others see it in a different light Citing opportunities created Like the Industrial Revolution Experienced by r
Autumn (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedAutumn How I long for the lawn to be green This brown is the worst I've ever seen Come Autumn rains and do your business Soon be green. Marvel at the thickness The garden's getting ready for spring The new leaves and flowers that will bring Once again to fill our hearts with joy Mother nature and her same old ploy How I love the passing of seasons Each has their particular beacons All marking the passage of our time To ignor
Reflecting (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedStaring hard at my reflection It doesn't reflect how I feel Trying to cause a distraction 'What I'm seeing is far too real' The me that I feel, is younger Though my muscles soon remind me It's for the old me, that I hunger That reflection's reality I'm sure I got here far too soon I was busy living my life Just keeping up with the tune Trying to avoid all the strife That reflection is reminding Of life that's so varied and f
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