Month: May 2023
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Tree Haiku: Autumn, New, & Horizon
AutumnLeaves fall in soft mist,Rainbows bleed into themselves—Pastiche on the ground NewSkin of sycamore,Open alabaster arms—Boys tattoo their names HorizonUnder…
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American Boys
Stiff jeans. White shirts. Bare feet.Candied sweat on glazed skin.Peach fuzz in a high glisten, sizzling under a circumspect sun. Tennessee whiskey…
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Diving In
“Sometimes it’s said that the end of every out breath is actually the end, the opportunity is there to die…
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Hunting Henry, Calling Echo
Yet again they have slipped awayand now gone, pulled our fullattention to themtheir bodies our burden their lives our love…
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Infinity Pustule
There’s something about the runny nose,the nasal drip that never goes The febrile tremor, that ancient chill,fevers that die, fevers…
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This Vacant Lot
The lot’s not really vacant.Weeds grow aplenty.And so does broken glass.And empty syringes.And used condoms.There was even a dead bodyfound…
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Jane and the Raven
Two weeks before,a raven penguin-walked slowlyalong the trail in front of Jane.clutching a broken wing at its side.In exhaustion, it…
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A Dairy Man Remembers
From the house to the barn,it was something in those days,squeezing milk from fifty teatsinto buckets.Some cows hated the touch…
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If a Rose
If a rose can be so sweet,despite having razor teeth,and if a bee can bring the spring,despite having such a…