Yearly Archives: 2007

cinnamon bronze

maybe it’s the colour of sex skin on a sunny beach up close and sweaty sun lotion the perfume and the taste on my lips dash into breaking waves sand shifting underfoot gliding into a slap soft landing sliding skewed … Continue reading

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cool

her indignant loud blather scrapes the sun-mottled sidewalk her practised syllables rippling through the shivering locust leaves the hoarse female cigarette voice accusatory rhythmical hard edged slices the hapless rough lout pushing the baby carriage as she pulls the wagon … Continue reading

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disposable

Digging in an old chest in the attic I came upon some items of a bygone era: a dozen linen handkerchiefs a straight razor with soap mug and brush a bag of carefully folded dust rags a clothing brush. I … Continue reading

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