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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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Take it to the Bank, Cassandra

Posted on Thursday, April 21st, 2016 2:23 pm by

Downtown in April From high in a ragged spruce In the bank’s back lot Like an unheeded alarm A fledgling crow’s lonely squawk

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As It Ever Was

Posted on Monday, April 18th, 2016 3:26 pm by

As children and as teenagers It was brother Robert could take Everything apart. Was also The one able to put it all Back together. Or, if needed, Make something new and workable From the pieces. Head bent, molars Grinding slow, you … Continue reading →

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