Yearly Archives: 2008

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I met him when I was twelve. The troops were just back from Europe. Some of them were still wearing their uniforms and refighting the action every Saturday afternoon on the screen at the Roxy. Picture a sunny spring day: … Continue reading

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sometimes I wonder

Sometimes I wonder if she ever existed —found poem Sometimes I wonder if she ever existed. Only a smile now a gesture copper hair flashing she fades even in dreams phases out of memory the way she did arriving from … Continue reading

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Conversation can be just so polite; we comment on the weather and daylight and the cards we play as if the whole array is with us every day— and it is. Looking at the whole constant stream can be like … Continue reading

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