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Overcast

3/30/2016

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Overcast

At
The
First
Tilt
Of
The
Sun,
Before
The 
Day
Has
Quite
Begun,
Low
Clouds
Turn
Gaudy
Pink
And
Bruised
Violet
To
Blaze
Across
The
Sky
Like
Tie
Dye,
Until
The
Dawn,
In
A
Second
Phase,
Turns
Them 
All
To
Graduated
Greys. 
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Train Of Thought

3/28/2016

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Train Of Thought

A
Speaking
Glance,
A
Telling
Look
That
Could
Fill
A
Book.
He
Faces
East,
I’m
Headed
West,
The
Stations
Chaptered
Intervals
In
A
Novel
Journey,
Each 
Page
Turning
With
Literary
Yearning.
I smile,
And
Count
Every
Mile
Until
I must
Stop,
Descend,
And
That’s
The
End.
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Boarding School

3/26/2016

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Boarding School

On
Saturdays
I would
March
With
Others
Down
The
Hill
To 
The
Little
Town, 
Shepherded
By
Mrs. 
Browne.
In
Our
Prim
Hats
And
White
Gloves,
We
Shopped
For
Treats
To
Eat
In
Dorm
Rooms,
Snacks
To
Keep
Us
Going
While
We
Were
Growing.
I was
Twelve,
But 
Vividly
Recall
Buying
This
Candy
Symbol
Of
America
And
Religion.
I held
It
In
My
Hand
As
I walked
Back
With
Marooned
Girls
Like
Me,
Set
Free
By
Distant
Family.
I was
Extra
Baggage
In
The
World,
A
Remnant, 
A 
Loose
End,
With
Losses
It
Took
My
Life
To 
Mend.
I put
The
Confection 
Of
Resurrection
Aside,
With 
The
Puzzle
Of
Meaning, 
And
How
It
Had
All
Begun,
And
It
Melted
In
The
Easter
Sun.
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Tribulation

3/24/2016

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Picture
Drawing by Richard Stine
Tribulation

In
New
Mexico,
It
Should
Rain
Every
Day, 
Or 
High
Winds
Come 
And
Blow 
What’s
Not
Secure
Two 
States
Away.
What’s
Left
Catches
Fire
And
Burns
Cheerfully, 
The
Population
Tearfully 
Concerned.
‘The
Bosque
', 
They
Shriek,
‘Is 
Blazing
Twice
A
Week
!’
Meantime,
To 
Divert
The
Anxious
Tribe,
Spring
Allergies
Arrive,
And
We
All
Inhale
Strange
Pollen
To 
Survive.
Life
In 
The 
Desert
Can
Be
Touch
And
Go,
My 
Weariness
Is 
Apt
To
Show.
Some
Days
I think 
It’s
A
Pity
I ever
Left
New
York
City.

  
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Middle March

3/22/2016

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Middle March

Today,
After
Some
Delay,
I put 
Fragile 
Flower
Seeds
Beneath
Raked
Soil,
After
A
Lengthy
Toil
To 
Clear
The
Desert
Stones
Imported
By 
The
Wind,
That
Descend
In
Winter
And
Somehow
Splinter
Into
Gravel
As
They
Travel.
I say
My
Sower’s
Prayer
That
They
Will
Pardon
This
Rocky
Earth
And
Bloom,
To
Bring
The
Garden
Into 
My
Empty
Room.

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Mindtrip

3/20/2016

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Picture
*Ghosts* by Neverwinter
Mindtrip

A 
Multitude
Dwells
Inside 
My
Head. 
Some
Are
Living, 
And
Some 
Are 
Dead.
They
Occupy
Houses
I left,
Cities
Joyous 
And
Bereft.
I know 
Them,
And
They
Know
Me,
And
Generally,
We 
Let
Each
Other
Be,
But
Some
Lonely
Nights
They
Multiply
In
Flights
Past
My
Chair
And
I observe
Them
Everywhere,
Resist
And
Accept,
Praise
And
Condemn, 
Then
With
A
Kiss, 
Put
Them
All 
Away
Again. 
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Aliens

3/18/2016

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Picture
*Emptiness* by Ramazi Kazishvili
Aliens

If 
We
Dig
Down
In
This 
Forsaken
Place,
We’ll
Find
Left
Over
Fragments
Of 
The 
Race
Who
Long
Ago
Preceded 
Us.
With
Scarcely
Any
Fuss
And
A 
Long
Handled
Spoon,
We
Can
Delve
Right
Into 
Their 
Living
Room,
Partially
Intact
From
The
Last
Nuclear
Attack.
Here,
A
Dynasty
Of
Kings
Were
Blown
To
Smithereens
By
Ancient
War
Machines.
Fill 
Your
Knap
Sacks
With
Artifacts
Atomic
From 
Antique
Conflicts
Mostly 
Economic,
Or
A
Foolish
Quest
For
Power,
Finalized
In
A
Toxic
Shower.
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This Way Out

3/16/2016

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This Way Out

You
Had
Me,
Baby,
But 
You 
Have
Me
Now 
No 
More.
That
Opening
You
See
Is
The
Door.
Not
That
You
Were
A
Bore, 
Indeed,
I was
Amused.
It’s
Your
Devious
Hustle
I refuse.
Hit
The
Road,
As 
They
Eloquently
Say,
And
Please,
Just
Go 
Away.

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Consumed

3/14/2016

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Picture
by *artlessilliterate*
Consumed

Every
Day,
Across
The
Way
I see
The
Fat
One
And
The
Fatter
One
Sally
Forth,
All
Heaving
Jiggles,
To
Return
With
Fast
Food
Joy,
Perhaps
A
Necessary 
Ploy
To 
Keep
The
Universe
At
Bay
And
Forget
How 
Much 
They
Weigh.
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Companions

3/12/2016

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Picture
*Harriet Backer* 'Lesende Dame'
Companions

Those
I’ve
Loved
Stand
Invisible
Below
And
Above
What
Little
I know,
And
Follow
Me
Where
I go.
When
The
Road
Is
Rough,
That
Solace
Is
Enough
To
See
Me
Through,
And
I can
Make
Do.

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