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inside out laugh

girl, you slap me with a joy that turns my smile inside out. i laugh with a wince. Print Friendly

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smashed by light

Erico, you are smashed by light! And the light burns brighter with your face smiling at the Master’s pleasure. Your bloodied face is lit by His bliss. We miss your smile, Erico but are happy with your immense delight! This … Continue reading

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Ishi

Ishi stumbled into himself, falling through bush and rock of grief, hiding in caves of sunken sockets to avoid detection. the sky is shattered and bow broken like his people into pieces. cold is the fire drill, and colder the … Continue reading

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my friend, roethke, is never far away

My friend, Roethke, is never far away. In my patched coat hereI have his poemWhich stabs me repeatedly. The cold clear blue of SaginawSpills out my pocketThe scent of a widening rose. What we love lies close at hand. Print … Continue reading

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sing, dervish, your exalted stutter

sing, dervish, your exalted stutter!sing your halting notes to the wind. or mutter your song to find its waywhere it will. but bring the thoughtout the mouth. so whatif the sound is mute andthe meaning dull. a brickhas more lustre … Continue reading

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rain, wash my face

Rain, wash my faceWash my tearsRemove the grit, the grime Hail, knock my headKnock my mindSplit my thought to Nothing Light, caress my heartCaress the SilenceBe my all. Print Friendly

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the light grows

the light growsmy hands to openand reach toward the sun. tendrils of sapwarm and applaudthe Awakener. a tremor of loveshouts in greenYou have come! Print Friendly

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the world laughs

The world laughs Its belly laugh As it guzzles pepto bismal Print Friendly

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the sigh of dawn

the sigh of dawn opens my breast to the thought and light of my radiant master. Print Friendly

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the curve of my thought

the curve of my thought eludes me in a forest of hunger and thirst. how to find the vanishing specter? sit still! wait for silence to scream here i am! Print Friendly

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