Yearly Archives: 2008

foxes

slender, coltish, playful red and white like little collies a pair in the woods on the island have mated and now there are five One of our cats is older, wilier but the other is a trusting friendly paw-shaker who … Continue reading

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beige

Uncomfortable Listen to a joke in Czech or Serb and wonder if you should laugh at the end or ruin the mood Walk alone into a party of couples and stay alone semi drunk all night Sit in a loud … Continue reading

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chipped paint

The cracking paint gives way in patterned flakes revealing dark bones of this weathered porch. The last coat I laid on I hoped would last, but again undress it with a blade and torch. The naked wood has beauty but … Continue reading

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