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PoetryBlue Amulets from Brittany
Winding towards Josselin through woods green as absinthe, sharp as a lime slice, I drop the roof and speed carries the smatter of rain…
PoetryI COULD HANDLE MY BRAIN WITH WHITE NOISE COMING FROM ABOVE
the air from the vent suddenly shuts off and now my thoughts are so clear I actually have to deal with them
Poetryrogue
like a 20-foot rogue wave wall appearing suddenly out of a placid, gray-teal ocean giving no time for fear to be digested, nor for…
PoetryI remember you, fog, do you remember me?
We are under a spell today the rules of gravity suspended birds float through the fog It is my eldest [ insert caveat here…
PoetryTanka for Zayda
my kitchen again -- the flash of sunlight on the counter was you and has me talking to the sky
PoetryLosing Modality
Machines under alarm a squeeze from a warm hand. A whisper—please don’t die. I tried to reply but got confused in all the commotion…
PoetryQuiet Recognitions
When distant wishes calling you in breezes rushing off the bay, return, as blush of deja vu, of distant whisper calling you to kisses…
Poetry6:11 a.m.
I slept in a small room I dreamed there as a boy the moon came & went wind knocked on my windows sometimes in…
PoetryBREATHLESS
(Warning: Adult Content) I was just writing this poem where I was going on and on and on when really I just want to…
PoetryDetroit River
The annoying drone a mile over the hill, I-35 tinnitus. It helps to pretend it’s a waterfall or rapids or squalling river valley winds.…
PoetryTo You, I Shall Be Unique in All the World
I coaxed you into my life like a wild animal and loved you too hard. Like when the fox said to the Little Prince,…
PoetryIn Rehearsal for Death
He conforms his tired bones to the shape of a bed, crosses his arms, lets eyes go to grey- spinning the world a needle…