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Fatalism
Fatalism A friend told me that All that Matters is the work, But that The work No longer matters. Maybe what You're saying is that All that Works is…
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Shadows
Shadows We were told to save our shadows For when we really need them. What use, the experts said, throwing them Into the dark, or on the ground? So…
Apr 19
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Look Alive
Look Alive Said the man to the dead child who tried but failed to look alive enough to satisfy him who killed her
Apr 18
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The Wound
The Wound It was suggested I was wounded. I checked myself Like a man Who can’t believe He hasn’t been Shot in a duel. I couldn’t find one. A wound…
Apr 17
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Perfect Stranger
Perfect Stranger Strangers are perfect Until you meet them At which point they aren’t Strangers anymore.
Apr 15
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The Tree
The Tree In some woods one of the trees — Nothing very remarkable about her — Decided to leave. No pun intended. She was a long time pulling her roots…
Apr 12
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The Conch
The Conch On Limantour Beach I picked up a conch shell. Put it to my ear. I keep it on my desk. Every now and then I pick it up. A sound like wind, Only…
Apr 10
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Consolation
Consolation A day will come when it will be a lie To say there are other fish in the sea By the time you realize that The one you caught was the last It…
Apr 6
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Eclipse
Eclipse I saw one once. This was in Idaho. Men were cutting Wheat in the valley Between me And the toothy Tetons. They didn’t stop To watch the sun…
Apr 4
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Ceremony
Ceremony For the woman next to me it was hard going. She kept plucking tissue after tissue from a box. To me each looked like a beautiful white flower…
Apr 3
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The Bait Shop
The Bait Shop One morning his mother started screaming. Short, efficient shrieks, like someone wringing The last drops out of a wet rag. While they…
Apr 3
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Anne Frank and Federico Garcia Lorca In Heaven
Anne Frank and Federico Garcia Lorca In Heaven Federico got there first. Despite the fact that there were already many there Whom he had loved, He was…
Apr 1
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