Daydreams from the Ashes

Poems and meditations
by K. Olsen
Inspired by a long drive between Butte and Helena
Chapter 1

A Love Letter to Home

Posted July 22, 2022
General / Poetry
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The end of something that was good for no one.
Chapter 2

Now That You Are Gone

Posted April 27, 2020
Romance / Poetry
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Happiness on seeing someone else love again.
Chapter 3

Easier

Posted April 27, 2020
Romance / Poetry
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A reflection on depression
Chapter 4

Hollow

Posted July 29, 2020
Biographical / Poetry
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I love you is hard to say.
Chapter 5

The Gift of Gravity

Posted September 26, 2020
Romance / Poetry
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Coming to terms with Anorexia Nervosa
Chapter 6

Agree to Disagree

Posted May 14, 2021
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
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The absence of knowledge about feelings.
Chapter 7

Like Silver Threads

Posted July 27, 2021
Letters and Diary / Poetry
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A meditation on the delicate nature of things.
Chapter 8

Moths and Eggshells

Posted June 20, 2022
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
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Frustration without an ending.
Chapter 9

Swallowing Stones

Posted May 22, 2022
Letters and Diary / Poetry
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A reflection on lost intangible things.
Chapter 10

Lost

Posted January 18, 2022
Letters and Diary / Poetry
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Three short reflections during treatment.
Chapter 11

Snippets

Posted December 9, 2021
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
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A painful truth given in a hospital
Chapter 12

The Bitter Truth

Posted December 2, 2021
Letters and Diary / Poetry
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Hope from a place of mourning.
Chapter 13

The Lilies

Posted October 21, 2021
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
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A reflection on endings
Chapter 14

Silence

Posted December 17, 2021
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
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A reflection on hidden feelings.
Chapter 15

In Whispered Ways

Posted November 27, 2021
Romance / Poetry
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A reflection on the end from distance.
Chapter 16

Silhouette

Posted August 15, 2022
Romance / Poetry
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Contest Winner
If I were a visual artist.
Chapter 17

A Loving Lens

Posted September 3, 2022
General / Poetry
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On returning to greatness
Chapter 18

The Favorite Angel

Posted September 11, 2022
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
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An unrequited love in flower form.
Chapter 19

She Loves Me Not

Posted September 16, 2022
Romance / Poetry
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Contest Winner
Reflections of love at the end
Chapter 20

Work of a Daughter

Posted October 7, 2022
General / Poetry
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A thank you note in free verse form.
Chapter 21

For Rex

Posted December 18, 2022
Letters and Diary / Poetry
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What I see of you in clinic.
Chapter 22

A Thank You

Posted October 8, 2022
Letters and Diary / Poetry
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An imperfect reflection on memory.
Chapter 23

Memory as Echoes

Posted January 14, 2023
Letters and Diary / Poetry
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When what you need is force.
Chapter 24

A Less than Gentle Healing

Posted January 26, 2023
Letters and Diary / Poetry
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A quiet evening reflection on healing.
Chapter 25

Unbecoming

Posted January 27, 2023
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
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An attempt at mindfulness
Chapter 26

Without Space

Posted February 4, 2023
Letters and Diary / Poetry
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Quiet reflection on mindfulness.
Chapter 27

A Solitary Daydream

Posted February 16, 2023
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
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