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Spring, 2020

Posted on Saturday, April 4th, 2020 11:22 am by

April. Already Magnolias contemplate white Silences to come. How many will we see wither And die while May petals fall?

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A Train Whistle Far Away

Posted on Sunday, February 23rd, 2020 9:54 am by

It is winter and you are gone west Where foothills crumble into desert Resting your head against the black, I imagine, the cool bus window. The sun has fallen behind mountains And left the night stained blue as the sea. … Continue reading →

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Looking for Lilacs

Posted on Monday, June 5th, 2017 2:02 pm by

June 5—butter stays Hard on the table— I’d go looking for lilacs— If I could find my long johns

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In Such Hollow Stems

Posted on Wednesday, May 25th, 2016 10:04 am by

Someone must sit for months, Dandelions, Every year In some greenhouse, Never sleeping, Spending the nights keeping All the glass gleaming— Polishing it With ragged leaves gathered in autumn And endless gallons of starshine And moonlight That pour anew Nightly … Continue reading →

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This Way and That

Posted on Wednesday, May 11th, 2016 11:42 am by

I’m not here to tell you just how the days must flow. They will flow as they will, as water down any grade; Not because it seeks a slope but because one is there. And the stream is dark in … Continue reading →

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May, Clumsy as Always

Posted on Tuesday, May 10th, 2016 3:59 pm by

May fumbled slowly Through another night last night Against dark, cold earth The first magnolia opened I know I heard silk tearing

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The Writing on the Wall

Posted on Sunday, May 1st, 2016 1:02 pm by

Looking for a virgin, Who you gonna call? What god’s got the virginest Virgins of all? You can find his number On the bathroom wall— The pimpest pimp in Pimptown— For a good time, call Allah.  

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