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coming storm

we sit upon Olympus watching weather like fans in a stadium except we fly above and in the midst participate in our own executions gladiatorial thumbs down I say cakes and bread have bloated us we stagger out into the … Continue reading

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Poets on-line graze in their pastures nuzzling amusement and despair like sugar cubes from a friendly palm. Old stallions usually aloof will drive in hard when young fillies try their first staggering steps. Swaggering young studs brash and strangely pert … Continue reading

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A Nod to James Thurber

Christmas is upon us once again. It is not astonishing; we were warned. Sing “Ho”. It hovers over us bug-eyed, gobbling candies and villagers, indiscriminately. Sing “Ho”. Bring out the fruit cakes of appeasement the tinsel of contrition and the … Continue reading

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