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The Quarter Paladin: jeffcove.com

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Egg salad: when you were halfway to tuna and said this is good enough.

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If You Open the Door, Turn To Page ■■■■: jeffcove.com

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He is going, and going, and has gone. jeffcove.com

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Marching As To War: jeffcove.com

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The Click: jeffcove.com

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Super Unicorn Encounter: jeffcove.com

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We Didn’t Think This Through: jeffcove.com

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Unused Poem Ideas: jeffcove.com

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First Steps: jeffcove.com

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Mundane Moments in Action Cinema, Episode 1: The Temple of Liability: jeffcove.com

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\nWe’ve reviewed your claim.
\nUnfortunately—
\nwolves huffing and puffing
\nare not covered under your current policy.

\n
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Thank you.

\n
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If you don’t mind, can you complete a short survey
\nfor our customer service team?

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#poetry

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Two Poems by Jeff Cove: jeffcove.com

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we are one, my love
\nwe fuse our bodies and souls
\nit's the lichen way
\n
\n

\nI think if lichen could write poetry, this would be it.
\n
\n(Note: A lichen is not one plant. It's a fungus and an alga living together in a relationship so close they literally cannot survive apart. It's the ultimate co-dependency.)
\n
\n#poetry\n","summary":"","url":"https://jeffcove.com/2025/12/13/we-are-one-my-love.html","date_published":"2025-12-14T05:03:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeff Cove","url":"http://www.jeffcove.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F09%2F1286279.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jeffcove"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-14 05:03","date_timestamp":1765688586,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:i542alkoqaedcs44wt3rrq7d/post/3m7wdp4dopm2z"]}},{"id":"79623099","content_html":"

My poems “Horse Thoughts” and “At The Eldritch Horror Zoo” are getting published in the December 2025 issue of Defenestration magazine!
\n
\n#poetry

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Yesterday my poem “Sleeping On Your Side” was published in Issue 5 of Pictura Journal.
\n
\nI have an interview with them as well coming out soon.
\n
\n#poetry

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Mowing: jeffcove.com

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Let’s Talk About Blood: jeffcove.com

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My Cardboard-Derived Manifesto Delivery System: jeffcove.com

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Mattering: jeffcove.com

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Good Day, My Streetsman: jeffcove.com

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Lilydale Dog Park, 8:45 am: jeffcove.com

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Process Note: Elegy at the 7-Eleven: jeffcove.com

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Henry David Thoreau Reviews Modern Slang: “Simp\": jeffcove.com

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