Yearly Archives: 2007

hands

Fingers, palms, touch skin bring peace and comfort in: bared teeth, knotted gnout stop now, drain out. Prayers seek, go find: hands bring peace of mind. Dream now far above: hands hold only love.

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Hello. How are you? I’m fine!

Each time we give that formulaic greeting we shrink the definition of “I’m fine”: it used to be “I’m fine” meant things were perfect, but now it means, “don’t want to bore you; I decline to mention all the things … Continue reading

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rainy river road

sagging bruised clouds crowded the flat dimpled water glazed the curving roadway to mirror brake lights, headlights bathed the trees and bushes docks and houses in deja memory, its own paynes gray autumn ochres gave way to low intensity prussian … Continue reading

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