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White Towels
White Towels I have been studying the differencebetween solitude and loneliness,telling the story of my lifeto the clean white towels taken warm from the dryier.I carry them through the houseas though they were my childrenasleep in my arms. ~ Richard … Continue reading
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formatting & fixing
hey friends – not sure what is going on with my posts and why the formatting is all mixed up but I am working on correcting it and thank you for your patience.
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First Lesson Lie back, daughter, let your headbe tipped back in the cup of my hand.Gently, and I will hold you. Spread your arms wide, lie out on the streamand look high at the gulls. A dead-man’s-float is face down. … Continue reading
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Habit ~ Hall
Habit Last night when my work was done, And my estranged hands Were becoming mutually interested In such forgotten things as pulses, I looked out of a window Into a glittering night sky. And instantly I began to feather-stitch a … Continue reading
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Writesingtelldraw ~ Silverstein
Writesingtelldraw I’ve told you a hundred tall stories,I’ve sung you a thousand sweet songs,I’ve wrote you a million ridiculous rhymes(Though sometimes the grammar was wrong),I’ve drawn you a zillion pictures,So being as fair as can be,After all that I’ve writtensungtolddrawn … Continue reading
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Welcome back my April Fools!
Good April Morning to you! Well back my April Fools! I know every year I tell you how it has snuck up on me and how unprepared I am … Well, I’m not exaggerating when I say this year, April … Continue reading
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little prayer ~ Smith
little prayer let ruin end here let him find honey where there was once a slaughter let him enter the lion’s cage & find a field of lilacs let this be the healing & if not let it be ~Danez … Continue reading
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The New Regime ~ Cope
The New Regime Yes, I agree. We’ll pull ourselves together. We eat too much. We’re always getting pissed. It’s not a bad idea to find out whether We like each other sober. Let’s resist. I’ve got the Perrier and the … Continue reading
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On the Back Porch ~ Laux
On the Back Porch The cat calls for her dinner. On the porch I bend and pour brown soy stars into her bowl, stroke her dark fur. It’s not quite night. Pinpricks of light in the eastern sky. Above my … Continue reading
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