Category Archives: thoughts below ground

in passing

the guy scraping his windshield sent raspy blasts of ice drops popping into the crisp cold air Damn shame I didn’t go with my buddy: he left for sunny Florida two days ago He didn’t use the colon on purpose … Continue reading

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About the Inaugural Poem

Obama’s Presidency may be the dawning of a new age, but the art of poetry may never recover. The poem “Praise Song for the Day,” written and recited by Elizabeth Alexander at President Obama’s inauguration on January 20, 2009, is … Continue reading

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wire fence

A snowblower is spouting high jets of snow and frozen dog shit from the vet’s parking lot up, up and away! over the fence onto the virgin snow of my neighbour’s back yard. Pockmarks pummel the smooth wind sculpted expanse … Continue reading

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