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Live Oaks
Live Oaks Compassionate the way the sneering whine Of the neighbor’s weed whacker dies away, As if so that I can hear the wind creak In the antique…
Jul 29
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Hawks
Hawks I remember, on the farm I grew up On, watching them wheeling over the shorn Fields after haying, hunting the mice The mowing exposed, their damp…
Jul 27
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The Undertow
The Undertow On our way to the sea we boys were told Watch out for the undertoe.
Jul 4
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The Hawk
The Hawk Down the glass tunnel the binoculars make The hawk flies straight at me, fierce face Of a warrior in an old story, His beak like a tool for…
Jul 3
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June 2026
Boat Abandoned Far Inland
Boat Abandoned Far Inland I find her flipped over in a field Her mast has snapped, her paint has peeled A boat abandoned far inland The sea is calling…
Jun 14
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Visiting Horses
Visiting Horses Before I was caught thrashing in the internet, I used to walk out to the barn at night to visit horses. There were several over the…
Jun 9
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Moving Walkway
Moving Walkway Always the choice whether to get Where we’re going before We would have gotten there anyway Had we not chosen to get there faster No…
Jun 7
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May 2026
Man Juggling Knives: Mexico City
Man Juggling Knives: Mexico City Into stopped traffic he stepped. Had it not been stopped, He would have stopped it.
May 26
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Austin Smith
Our Way
Our Way Life doesn’t always go our way. There are so many other ways it can go. When it is going our way, we think Of course it’s going our way. Our way…
May 25
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Dick Cheney and Henry Kissinger Meet in Hell
Dick Cheney and Henry Kissinger Meet in Hell — For Dave Wright, who said he just wanted to outlive Dick Cheney At first it was alright.
May 22
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The Tick
The Tick I watch the tick climb my pants leg.
May 20
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Austin Smith
The Sound of Rain
The Sound of Rain Into the new quiet came the sound of rain. The sound of rain has green eyes Like a girl alone at a museum on a weekday, An art student…
May 14
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Austin Smith
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