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I hear them gearing up for battle – old war-horses brought back to drill us with intemperate speech. Mothers and fathers, wives and children urged on to crowd the roadsides and cheer. We’re here again, but this time, mourning. . … Continue reading →

the advantage of beingnumerous selves a well-spoken choralesimplicity themselves carrying everything with themresting only occasionallypouring broken existencesinto versejuxtaposing silk curtainsand utensilsa tolerance for being lostontologicallyfinding themselves on the frontiermaking a lean-to

not yet spring        and a cold wind blows through him to the bones words of elderly and dying residents of the hospice        stay with him voices of broken men        living on the streets        echo in him he listens to their … Continue reading →

EIGHTY-ONE truthful words aren’t always beautifuland beautiful words can avoid the truth I argue, say ugly wordsthink I’m after the truth I swear I knowbut I don’t holding tight to my truthI’m wrong the Tao of Lao Tzu says do … Continue reading →

While we are watching Seinfeld reruns He is staring into the blue radiation of the news He’s the one who hears about a leak and gets the implications He’s among the ones who count (and recount) every vote Staying awake … Continue reading →

riddled with selvesno longer therethe Iis notin the poemand disappearsout of the lightof the moonand eyesto seethe I what is permanentis pastevery ‘ever’is an ever afteras the evening raindisappears there is no languagefor absenceno word forcertainty without the rough edge … Continue reading →

Music’s dark window,left open by another, long agoslowly fills with light,with magical thinking animals,(beyond my wish to draw them close)and a monk muttering nonsensical spells. Some say settle for the winter, let years go incomplete while you read Rilkethousands of … Continue reading →