Monday, May 31, 2010


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Things that cut:
forgetting a lover's face
... remembering.

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List of sad things:
shadow cutting light
... light spoiling shadow.

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Sunday, May 30, 2010


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Black curb -
a tattered man
spits at the rain.

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Twilight forest -
a towhee's whispered whistles
... shh, sleep silly!

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Scraps ...


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A bit of word
a slip, a peel spun 'round
'n scribbled down
a hoarded try
... 'forgotten why.

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Thursday, May 27, 2010

Eternal return ...


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... what comes
a hollow in the rain
to wander
to dream the dream
that follows ...

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... in flames
and soot, long shadows
to crows, far crows ...

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More ...


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Seeping from the wind
a sparrow taking in
the more that comes
it comes, come more
come ...

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Sunrise ...


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Pinch of morning -
a robin
scraping song
through cold char to the quick
the bleed of mountains.

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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Wilderness ...


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Little doe,
is it you?
Is this the way?
I'm coming
... little doe?

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Burdens ...


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... and comes
a hollow in the rain
to wander
to wander the hollow
... and wonder.

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Saturday, May 22, 2010

Wednesday, May 19, 2010


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Meditation
on a Crystal Rainbow
... art of a black slug.

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Monday, May 17, 2010


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Last call to the west
last shadow for home
... last crow.

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010


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A feather rain ...
a kind of tickle game
with chickadees.

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Monday, May 10, 2010


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Monday -
one crow follows one crow
follows one crow ...

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In deep grasses
a yellow snail, really
... I peeked.

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May tenth ...
gathered twigs of alder
and waiting pieces.

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Despite the rain
the place, the words she said
untouched.

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Passing faces
pressing, pressing, they know
... they all know.

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Saturday, May 8, 2010


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Squishy sneakers
giggles and licorice hair
... jumprope in the rain.

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Friday, May 7, 2010


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Down of a grosbeak
gifted to Issa
... page eighty-three.

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Thursday, May 6, 2010

Wednesday, May 5, 2010


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Night in May
and a voiceless rain
... the young frog's moment.

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Tiny grip
tiny green fly, tiny tip
of a hawthorn leaf
a tiny prize, tiny
... blip!

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