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Mirror A white room and a party going on and I was standing with some friends under a large gilt-framed mirror that tilted slightly forward over the fireplace. We were drinking whiskey and some of us, feeling no pain, were … Continue reading →

Speed Walking on August 31, 2013 Nothing much to report this morning as if anyone were waiting to hear, putting the day on hold like, just a few women jogging by, girls with their eyes lowered, and a few men, … Continue reading →

Shadow-Bride There was a man who dwelt alone, as day and night went past he sat as still as carven stone, and yet no shadow cast. The white owls perched upon his head beneath the winter moon; they wiped their … Continue reading →

The Chameleon I caught a chameleon lizard in my backyard, and to please myself I moved him from a green leaf to a tree’s brown bark, then to my yellow porch where he froze in my hand, his eyes fixed … Continue reading →

The Wisdom of the Geese The geese are displeased. They want to invent the snow. Each has swallowed a whole pitcher of light. Stuffed with brightness, they can hardly move. As they waddle through tall grass they drop feathers, quaint … Continue reading →

Too Young to Know One day, my father chopped down The old apricot tree Which used to live in my parents backyard. My father deflected my anger at him With a look I heard Muddy Waters sing: Y’all too young … Continue reading →

Wish In my dream, my car is an aquarium. I’m on the hood, prone, looking in, wondering how I could ever drive again. It’s evening, my interior lit with tropical fish & desire for a new life. I didn’t know … Continue reading →