High Desert Art
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Chill

2/28/2015

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Chill

Dawn.
Waking
To
The 
Hush
Of
Snow, 
Deep 
On
The
Lawn,
Rendering
Shapes
Imponderably
Humped,
The 
Trees
Slumped 
Under
The
Freight
Of
Frosty
Weight.
I am
Marooned
On
An
Island
Of 
White,
Far
From
Where
Others
Are,
Solitary
And
Distant
As
A
Frozen
Star.


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Manuscript

2/26/2015

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Manuscript

Writing 
On
The
Clouds,
Hoping
To
Make
A 

Mark, 
And
Every
Day,
Overtaken
By
The
Dark. 
‘Futility,’
I cry,
As
A 
Thousand 
Clouds
Pass
Me
By.
My 
Task
Is
Large,
My
Skill
Is
Not,
I use
What
I’ve
Got
To
Chase
Away
My
Clouds
Of
Grey.
I chart
The 
Puffs
Of 
White
Until 
Night, 
For 
When
The 
Sky
Is
Sunny
Blue, 
I have 
Nothing
To
Do.


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Iced

2/24/2015

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Iced

The
Sostenuto
Of 
Winter 
Goes
On, 
Sustained
And
Uncontained.
Piano,
Piano, 
I say,
Go
Away.


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Incognito

2/22/2015

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Incognito

Folks
At
The
Market
Don’t 
Know 
I’m 
A
World
Famous
Hero.
They’re 
Not
Aware 
Of 
My 
Renowned
Art
At
Walmart.
On
Facebook,
I’m
Just
Another
Face,
Not
The
Winner
Of
Life’s
Race.
In
My
Books, 
I catch
The 
Crooks,
Marry
The
Prince,
Suffer
Battle
Wounds
And
Never
Wince.
In
Story,
I possess
Every
Glory,
But
I’ll
Pass
You
By,
And 
Never
Catch
Your
Eye.
It
Will
Be
Me,
But
Likely,
You
Won’t
See.
Goodbye, 
I’m 
Off 
To 
Capture
A
Wicked
Spy.


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Nasal Blues

2/20/2015

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Nasal Blues

Warm
Days 
And
A
Gentle
Breeze
Have 
Brought
That 
Gift
Of
Spring,
The
Sneeze.
At 
Night,
Our
Trees
Grind
Out
Pollen,
And 
By
Morning, 
I have
Fallen,
Attacked
Through
The 
Nose
By
Everything
That
Grows.
Anti
Hista
Mine
Makes
Me
Feel
Slightly
Green,
But
I can’t
Make 
That
An
Issue.
Pass
Me
A 
Tissue!
*Ah
Choo!
* 


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Contrast

2/18/2015

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Contrast

Sometimes,
A
Painting
Has 
To
Age,
Be 
Put
Aside
At
A
Half
Finished
Stage,
Until
It
Can
Be
Brought
Around,
And
A 
Way
Ahead
Found.

Writing
Is
A
Single
Strand,
Drawn 
Out
Hand
Over
Hand.
Once 
Work
Is
Begun,
It
Remains
All 
One,
Until
Its
Done.

True
Or
Not,
Its 
What
I’ve
Got,
And
How 
I spend
My
Days,
Finding
My 
Way
Through
The
Maze.


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Overdosed

2/16/2015

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February 14

2/14/2015

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Picture
February 14

That 
Year,
In
A
Far
Flung
Place,
I was
Given
Roses,
The
Flower
Of
Grace.
All
Around
Us
Was
New
Fallen
Snow,
But
We
Moved
In
A
Valentine
Glow,
Gliding
Across
Crystal
Ice
In
A 
Northern
Paradise.
Roses
Fade
Away, 
And
Often,
Lovers
Will
Not
Stay,
But
To
Remind
Us,
This
Heart
Shaped
Day
Finds
Us.

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Debate

2/11/2015

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Debate

I consider
What
Should 
Be
Done
When 
Death
Has
Won,
Taken 
Me
Into
His
Arms,
And 
Wiped
Away
My
Earthly
Charms.
A 
Pavanne
Of
Chemicals
And
Stains, 
To
Preserve
My 
Piteous
Remains?
Or
Should 
My
Second
End
Be
In
The
Flames,
With
No
Funereal
Games,
Toasted
Into
Sparks
And
Smoke, 
To
Become
A
Cosmic
Joke?
Or
Slowly
Decay
In
Clothes
That
Were
Snappy
In 
My
Day?
Or
Choose
The
Fire,
And 
Simply
Blow
Away?
Ah
Me,
I may
Arrange
A
Burial
At
Sea.
Then
Fish
Would
Nibble
What 
Was 
Left,
And
Such
A
Thought
Leaves 
Me
Bereft.
All
That
Said,
Between
Me
And
You,
When
I’m
Dead,
I won’t
Care
What 
They
Do.


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Duty

2/9/2015

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Duty

I rise
At 
Dawn,
To 
Rake
The
Lawn,
Before 
It 
Rains,
Or
Snows,
Or
The
Wind
Blows,
Or
The 
Sun
Is
Too
Hot,
And
Steals
What
Energy
I’ve
Got.
Alas,
I’ve
No
Excuse,
I’m
Guilty
Of
Lawn
Abuse.
If
I continue
To 
Pass
It
By,
The 
Lawn
Will
Die.
In
This 
Land
Of
Rock
And
Sand,
I’m
Lucky
To 
Have
Grass
At
All.
So,
By
Tomorrows
Dawn,
The
Pesky
Leaves
Will
Be
Gone.

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