Category Archives: lotus eaters

about people who are not facing the here and now, but have to be there and then on cell phones and ipods

lotus eaters 5

little kids swarmed the car a stubble of hands beseeching reaching up begging for any tourista crumb Don’t give them anything: you’ll be swarmed if you do. little lives as performance art throw coins down the street away! away! Mayan … Continue reading

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lostus eaters 4

tailor lay out the soft wool worsted on the table trace pattern in the thinnest of wax lines now shear the cloth along the cartoon tracings and with thin pins affix the gentle planes the suit of dreams takes place … Continue reading

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lotus eaters 3

At last the grandchild visits a lovely silent child who smiles shyly sees all investigates with little gurgles of approval the news is on TV and grampa turns and watches what caught the eye what caught the ear across the … Continue reading

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