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Dinnertime Delay
Dinnertime Delay Upside down trailers become forgotten After my kids are brought in Midstream of their playing. Interrupted by the urgency of me saying “It’s dinnertime.” I forget the urgency Of why it had to be right then. Maybe I … Continue reading
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Baking Bread
Baking Bread I ate some flour, straight up Then I had a cup of water, yeast and salt. It was my wife’s fault. The next time she told me the directions And with a few minor corrections I wasn’t smacking … Continue reading
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Everyday
Everyday At least one prayer comes out as a flame. Syllables sip saliva and slide out Under the breath of your name, Untranslated, but slated for repetition, saying something to me, Saying something to be beyond a doubt more than … Continue reading
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Magnetic Letters
Magnetic Letters Movable markings are torn asunder Unstuck and stuck on a wall of wonder That locks-in the winter air, cooling the juice. While outside there’s a magnetic truce That’s being unwritten By kids smitten With letter groupings that show … Continue reading
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Behind the Vine
Behind the Vine I wonder at what you’ve left for me, How did you know I’d be Finding divinity In how the tree and the vine combine? How could you know I’d stop to see you there? …I guess that’s … Continue reading
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Shooting Windmills
I’ve recently fallen in love with photography again. So I’ll be posting more pictures here. Shooting Windmills It’s time to chase windmills From the window sills of stills That pass through glass. It’s time for a new lens on life … Continue reading
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Shiny Technology
Shiny Technology Brushed metal in waiting, Stylistic sedating Of a part of me that I’ve been holding Inseparably before unfolding You, who’s been twisting things around About to let me fall to the ground Or at least a piece of … Continue reading
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The Constant
The Constant I contemplate the changeover, but then I leave the roll unchanged again. An immutable constant that’s never unfurled Next to an ever changing whirled Of water cycling before it’s gone By an empty roll left on Its axle … Continue reading
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Business Proposal
Business Proposal It’s not that I wanted to kick you in the mouth But our proposal was going south As you bit off, and continuously chewed Both of your feet as if they were food.
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Suburban Sunset
Suburban Sunset White siding changes to pink In a sunset drink To be consumed by the dark Softening shadows that mark The creeping line of night Until, without a fight, Shadow fades with light.
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